Aviation accident LAX96LA192

Name: aviation accident: Cessna 172P near RENO (1996-05-07)
Start: 1996-05-07
Location: RENO, NV, USA

NONE · Cessna 172P · 1996-05-07 · RENO, NV, USA

Event

NTSB number: LAX96LA192
Event ID: 20001208X05807
Type: Accident
Date: 1996-05-07
Location: RENO, NV, USA
Coordinates: 39.47974, -119.740684

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 2
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: Cessna
Model: 172P
Registration: N5394K
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to obtain and maintain flying speed and a proper glide path, which resulted in an inadvertent stall during a visual approach. An increased altitude illusion created by rising terrain under the final approach course was a factor.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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