Thomas BTS N70TT
17 September 1972 · Reno, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 September 1972 at about 11:45 local time, a Thomas BTS registered N70TT was involved in an accident during in flight near Reno, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reno, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Reno Stead
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Thomas BTS
- Registration
- N70TT
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1002
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT OBSD WINGS LVL SLIGHT NOSE DWN ATTITUDE SUDDENLY PITCHED OVR TO NEAR VERTICAL PSN, CRASHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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