Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Austin, NV
39.493259°N, 117.069534°W |
Tail number | N39HP |
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Accident date | 28 Jan 1992 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 170B |
Additional details: | None |
THE PILOT'S DELAY IN REVERSING DIRECTION, HIS CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND INADVERTENT STALL WHILE MANEUVERING TO REVERSE DIRECTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT CONSISTED OF LOW CEILINGS, SNOW, AND ICING CONDITIONS.