# NTSB Accident WPR23FA345
> **NORTH AMERICAN T-6G** · 2023-09-17 · Reno, NV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR23FA345
- **Event ID:** 20230917193074
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-09-17
- **Location:** Reno, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.668177, -119.87644
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** NORTH AMERICAN
- **Model:** T-6G
- **Registration:** N2897G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of both the Race 14 and Race 6 pilots to see and avoid each other while in the airport traffic pattern. Contributing to the accident was both pilots’ failure to fly the standard downwind and base legs.

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