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Aviation accident LAX02LA062
NONE · Piper PA-18-150 · 2002-01-05 · RENO, NV, USA
Event
- NTSB number
LAX02LA062- Event ID
20020123X00100- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2002-01-05
- Location
- RENO, NV, USA
- Coordinates
- 39.667221, -119.871109
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- Piper
- Model
- PA-18-150
- Registration
- N83517
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot failed to maintain directional control resulting in an inadvertent ground loop. A contributing factor was the tailwind.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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