Morris B Stephens VARIVIGGEN N586MS
28 May 1986 · Reno, Nevada, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 May 1986 at about 17:30 local time, a Morris B Stephens VARIVIGGEN registered N586MS, operated by Morris B. Stephens, was involved in an accident near Reno, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reno, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Reno/Stead (4SD)
- Coordinates
- 39.7098, -119.8203
- Aircraft
- Morris B Stephens VARIVIGGEN
- Registration
- N586MS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Morris B. Stephens
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Reno → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA86LA132
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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
AN EXCESSIVELY LONG TAKEOFF RUN WAS MADE DUE TO HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. DURING INTITAL CLIMB THE PILOT OVER ROTATED CAUSING A LOW AIRSPEED. THE PILOT NOTICED THIS, LOWERED THE NOSE AND THEN FLEW INTO THE GROUND. THE PILOT ALSO FAILED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE. THE PILOT GAINED HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE IN 1960 AND AT THAT TIME HAD LOGGED OVER 130 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT TIME.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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