- Date
- October 7, 1978
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N20124Cessna 177B
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781007029059A
- Case key
- 138948
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2835 78/10/7 RENO,NV CESSNA 177B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 139 TIME - 1050 N20124 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NV RENO,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20124
- Reported as
- Cessna 177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reno Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N20124 · 1
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