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K4SD · Reno-Stead Airport

FAA-LID · US · 38 NTSB events

ID K4SD Elev 5,050 ft Lat 39° 40.04' N Lon 119° 52.56' W Zulu …

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 9,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 154° 9,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
32 334° 9,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
08 096° 7,608 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
26 276° 7,608 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 135.175
  • A/D APP/DEP 126.300
  • OPS ARNG OPS 118.050
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K4SD on LiveATC ↗

Field profile

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Source: OurAirports community

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NTSB events

38 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

81

since 1982

Fatal

17

21.0% of total

Last 5 years

7

≈ 1.4/yr

Last 10 years

23

≈ 2.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=20

  • Loss of control 6
  • Controlled flight into terrain 4
  • Gear-up landing 4
  • Midair / near-midair 2
  • Other 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=85

  • Loss of control 13
  • Stall / spin 12
  • Engine failure / power loss 12
  • Other 11
  • Gear-up landing 8
  • Ground collision 7
  • Controlled flight into terrain 6
  • Structural failure 3

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-09-17 North American,North American T-6G,AT-6B · Other · VMC · day →
2023-08-29 Yamaha Fazer SAR · CFIT · VMC · day →
2011-09-16 NORTH AMERICAN/AERO CLASSICS P-51D · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2025-09-03 Cessna 180 · Loss of control · day →
2024-06-13 Cessna P210N · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2023-10-26 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE Commander 690C · CFIT · VMC · day →
2022-10-01 Cubcrafters CCX-2000 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2022-09-18 AEROVODOCHODY L-29 DELFIN · CFIT · day →
2022-06-06 SHEA PITTS SPECIAL S-1C · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2020-08-24 Northrop F5 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2020-07-18 Seele XPA-18 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2019-09-16 Pzl Okecie PZL104 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2019-09-11 Pitts S1 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2019-09-09 Havoc Air Racing Super GT 111 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2019-08-26 Mooney M20C · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2019-03-17 Piper PA 24 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2018-12-03 Cessna 182 · Ground collision · day →
2018-09-14 Aero Vodochody,Aero Vodochody L39,L 39 · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →
2018-05-01 AMERICAN AIR RACING LTD Thunder Mustang · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2017-09-17 Trudel,FARNSWORTH GP 4,RV-8 · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →
2017-08-08 KING JOHN E JR Kitfox · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2016-09-18 HOOVER DAVID,REBERRY BRIAN ARNOLD AR 6,3M1C1R · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2016-09-18 Jerant Frank,Tatelman-Pitts Mong,Special · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2016-09-17 OGG RICHARD A OGG GLASAIR I · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2016-09-17 Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2016-09-16 DEHAVILLAND DH115 VAMPIRE · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2016-06-26 Cessna 150 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2015-06-08 Mooney M20C · Fire · VMC · day →
2014-09-08 BACKOVICH GEORGE C G P 5 · CFIT · day →
2014-04-13 Sands HELICYCLE · CFIT · VMC · day →
2013-11-01 Mikoyan Gurevich MIG 21 UM · Other · VMC · day →
2013-06-13 Aero Vodochody,Aero Vodochody L39C,L39C · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →
2012-09-14 FREDERICK F 1 · Stall / spin · day →
2012-09-11 Hawker MK 11 SEA FURY · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2011-09-15 DACEY Venture · Engine failure · day →
2010-09-19 Giboney Thunder Mustang · Engine failure · day →
2009-09-19 Cassutt III M · Engine failure · day →
2008-09-01 Lockheed P2V-7 · Fire · VMC · day →

Designees in NV

CFI Flight Instructors 1,051 A&P Mechanics 2,622 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 16 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 6 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 6 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 42 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 11 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 37 Schools Flight Schools 29 FBO Fixed Base Operators 29 Clubs Flying Clubs 8 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 6

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Daniel Alan Britson Reno NV 7 nm
Mark William Montague Reno NV 7 nm
Randy Ostman Reno NV 7 nm
Robert Michael Larkin Reno NV 7 nm
Zachry Glass Reno NV 7 nm
David Michael Tranquilla Truckee CA 24 nm
Paul David Hamilton Carson City NV 29 nm
Urbano Mendes Dasilva Carson City NV 29 nm
James Duvall Iii Silver Springs NV 35 nm
Howard William Wolvington Genoa NV 39 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
David Frank Soom Sun Valley NV 6 nm
Peter Lawrence Baurer Reno NV 7 nm
Allan Orr Beers Reno NV 7 nm
Robert James Bennett Reno NV 7 nm
Dennis Kay Brown Reno NV 7 nm
Michael Bardon Bussio Reno NV 7 nm
Keith Merlin Chesnut Jr Reno NV 7 nm
Richard Baldwin Davis Reno NV 7 nm
Anthony Edward Dawson Reno NV 7 nm
Birch Nelson Entriken Reno NV 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Michael Joseph Sardina Sun Valley NV 6 nm
Steve Paul Shawver Sun Valley NV 6 nm
Clarence M H Bohartz Reno NV 7 nm
David Holden Butler Reno NV 7 nm
Jay Edwin Cameron Reno NV 7 nm
James Brian Dal Porto Reno NV 7 nm
Richard Baldwin Davis Reno NV 7 nm
Robert Del Franck Reno NV 7 nm
Lewis Charles Gage Reno NV 7 nm
David Eugene Gurney Reno NV 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Chaparral Avionics, Inc
Carson City, NV
 29 nm
Accurate Aero
Minden, NV
 41 nm
Cafaro Aviation Aircraft Maintenance
Paradise, CA
 81 nm
The Avionics Specialist, Inc.
Lincoln, CA
 82 nm
Catto Propellers
Jackson, CA
 89 nm
Axcess Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Mcclellan, CA
 93 nm
Elite Air Interiors
Mather, CA
 94 nm
Cutting Edge Avionics
San Andreas, CA
 98 nm
Quality Aero Maintenance
Acampo, CA
 109 nm
Davis Air Repair, Inc.
Davis, CA
 112 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.