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LAX83LA329

1983-07-09 · LOVELOCK, Nevada, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LOL

N4590U has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO SPORTCRUISER, built 2008), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING A CROSS COUNTRY A CHANGE OF COURSE AROUND SOME ADVERSE WEATHER PUT THE ACFT IN THE VICINITY OF LOVELOCK, NV. SINCE FUEL WAS MARGINAL FOR COMPLETION OF THE FLT THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT LOVELOCK FOR FUEL. AS THE FLT NEARED LOVELOCK THE PILOT COULD NOT CONTACT THE FSS FOR WIND INFORMATION BUT DID CONTACT ANOTHER ACFT DEPARTING THE ARPT WHICH GAVE WINDS AS STRAIGHT DOWN RWY O1. THE WIND SOCK ALSO DRIFTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY AND NOSED DOWN. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT NOTICED THE WIND SOCK OSCILLATE TO A 90 DEG CROSSWIND. ACCORDING TO CESSNA, THE FACTORY DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT OF THIS ACFT IS 20 KTS FOR TAKEOFF AND LANDING. THE FSS AT LOVELOCK WAS CLOSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83LA329.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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