Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Reno, NV
39.529633°N, 119.813803°W |
Tail number | N4733G |
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Accident date | 15 Jan 1993 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 414 |
Additional details: | None |
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE PITOT STATIC SYSTEM COVERS DURING ICING CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A BLOCKED PITOT TUBE AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRSPEED INDICATIONS. THIS LED TO PILOT DISORIENTATION AND AN INVERTANT STALL. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE IMPROPER SNOW REMOVAL AND ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.