# NTSB SEA84LA147: Cessna 207A, N6480H, Reno, NV, June 26, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 26, 1984, 16:51 local (23:51 UTC)
- Place: Reno, NV
- Coordinates: 39.479858, -119.740242 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4799&lon=-119.7402&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA84LA147
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39948/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA147

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command
  - raising of flaps - not selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RWY DURING A LANDING AND THE PLT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND WITH FULL FLAPS. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH AND AN IRRIGATION PIPE BETWEEN THE RWY AND THE TAXI-WAY. THE PLT DID NOT FILE AN ACCIDENT REPORT. THE ACCIDENT INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM FAA INSPECTORS. THE ACFT WAS ON A NO FLT PLAN X-COUNTRY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6480H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6480H-2012-05-07), registration cancelled 2012-05-07, S/N 20700540, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Registry model: [Cessna 207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (registry code 2073604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20700540
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Rodney E. Busk
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: TVL, S. LAKE TAHOE, CA
- Destination: RNO, RENO, NV
- Airport: RNO, Cannon International Arpt, runway 16L, 5,592 × 75 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, unknown; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 16 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: RNO

## 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 19840626030329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840626030329A), Jun 26, 1984: Cessna 207A, Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Began to lose directional control on landing roll. Tried to go around with full flaps. Struck ditch and a pipe.

## Other investigations on N6480H (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC12CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA016), Dec 21, 2011: Cessna 207A (N6480H), Kwigillingok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions with moderate icing, which resulted in structural icing and an aerodynamic stall.

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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