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Cessna 150 N11491

11 September 1983 · Sparks, Nevada, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 September 1983 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N11491 was involved in an accident near Sparks, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Sparks, Nevada, United States
Nearest airport
Nevada Flyers
Coordinates
39.5403, -119.7510
Aircraft
Cessna 150
Registration
N11491
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX83LA460

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STU PLT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR ON SHORT FINAL AND APPLIED FULL PWR BUT THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A DIRT BANK AT THE RWY THRESHOLD. THE ACFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND CAME DOWN ON THE RWY AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE GEAR DEPARTED THE ACFT AS IT SLID TO A STOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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