ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228986
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| Date: | Thursday 12 September 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cassutt Racer IIIM |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6291N |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Reno/Stead Airport (KRTS), Reno, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Reno-Stead Airport, NV (KRTS) |
| Reno-Stead Airport, NV (KRTS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two aircraft, the Ellis O Wagner “Western Air Racing”, registration N8EW, and the Howard Hensler “Cassutt”, registration N6291N, experienced midair contact while participating in the 2019 Reno Air Races at Reno/Stead Airport (KRTS), Reno, Nevada. The two airplanes sustained minor damage and the sole pilot onboard each aircraft was not injured during the incident.
Sources:
https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Two-planes-land-safely-after-collision-at-Reno-Air-Races-560143631.html
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6291N
http://if1airracing.org/15llplayer.htm
https://www.airteamimages.com/cassutt-racer-iii-m_N6291N_-private_224793_large.html (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2019 23:43 | Geno | Added |
| 13-Sep-2019 00:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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