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Aviation accident LAX01LA087
2 fatal · SUTTON TAILWIND W-8L · 2001-02-04 · RENO, NV, USA
Event
- NTSB number
LAX01LA087- Event ID
20010209X00430- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2001-02-04
- Location
- RENO, NV, USA
- Coordinates
- 39.839168, -119.746948
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- SUTTON TAILWIND
- Model
- W-8L
- Registration
- N12079
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot performed aerobatics at low altitude and failed to maintain clearance from the gound resulting in a collision with the terrain.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown