- Date
- June 10, 1979
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2515DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790610010919A
- Case key
- 135936
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1868 79/6/10 RENO,NV CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 550 TIME - 1300 N2515D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO/STEAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 85 140 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- HIT SAGEBRUSH NEAR RUNWAY,DENSITY ALT APPROX 7200 FT.WND GUSTING 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2515D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reno/Stead
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2515D · 1
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