- Date
- March 11, 1984, 16:15 local (Mar 12, 1984, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Fallon, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6410GCessna 150-K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840311006929A
- Case key
- 39884
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Analysis
The student plt said he was departing his privately owned strip & had a 7 ft fence to clear at the departure end. He reported that just as he became airborne, the acft encounter a gust of wind which caused the right wing to hit a fence post, then the acft crashed to the ground. About 42 mi wsw at reno, the wind was from 280 deg at 15 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6410G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150-K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071910
- Engine
- Continental O-200 A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mark R. Pitts
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Fallon, NV
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RNO, 42 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.