ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133227
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| Date: | Thursday 30 June 1994 |
| Time: | 14:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Nevada Cal Aero |
| Registration: | N733AA |
| MSN: | 17268135 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5580 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Schurz, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (3Q1) |
| Reno, NV (KRNO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The passenger seated in the right front seat holds an airline transport pilot certificate and is an airline pilot. The witness reported that he did not observe a windsock on the airstrip and they had to gauge the wind conditions before takeoff by looking at the trees around the airport. He estimated that the winds were from 310 degrees at 10 knots with higher gusts to over 20 knots. Both he and the pilot stated in separate interviews that the takeoff was normal until the aircraft achieved about 100 feet agl. At that point, the aircraft encountered a 'very turbulent boundary layer' and the airspeed indicator 'instantaneously went from 80 to 30 knots and the stall horn came on continuously.' Both of the pilots stated that they could not recover the airspeed and the aircraft descended to impact with a telephone pole and wire at the north airport boundary.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inability to maintain an adequate airspeed in the takeoff initial climb due to an encounter with a windshear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX94LA269
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 06:18 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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