Event SEA90LA009

1989-10-23 RENO, Nevada, United States Airport · RNO Minor 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N9925T

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH 95-C55

Year of manufacture

1966 · 23 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19660929

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S ADDD2A

Registrant of record

FLY BRAVO LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9925T Cessna 182D Minor

Probable cause & findings

THE INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

Factual narrative

WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, IN STRONG GUSTING WIND CONDITIONS, THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY NOSED OVER. THE AIRPLANE WAS ORIENTED ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF 140 DEGREES. THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 210 DEGREES AT 36 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_SEA90LA009.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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