# NTSB SEA84LA070: Cessna 150-K, N6410G, Fallon, NV, March 12, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 11, 1984, 16:15 local (Mar 12, 1984, 00:15 UTC)
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Coordinates: 40.500965, -119.500267 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5010&lon=-119.5003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA84LA070
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39884/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA070

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6410G-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 15071910, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150-K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15071910
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840311006929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840311006929A), Mar 11, 1984: Cessna 150K, Fallon, NV, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit fence and crashed when student pilot attempted takeoff from a private strip.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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