The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Reno, Nevada
Location: Elko, NV
Accident Number: WPR21LA092
Date & Time: January 16, 2021, 14:00 Local
Registration: N2828M
Aircraft: AVIPRO AIRCRAFT LTD BEARHAWK
Injuries: 1 Minor
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: AVIPRO AIRCRAFT LTD
Registration: N2828M
Model/Series: BEARHAWK
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: No
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KEKO,5074 ft msl
Observation Time: 13:56 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 11 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 9°C /-2°C
Lowest Cloud Condition:
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 3 knots / , 170°
Lowest Ceiling:
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.34 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: VFR
Departure Point: Elko, NV (KEKO)
Destination: Elko, NV
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Minor
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Minor
Latitude, Longitude: 40.934666,-115.60009 (est)
The Elko County Fire Protection District’s Stations 21, Station 28, Elko County Ambulance, Ryndon VFD 82 and 52, City of Elko Fire Department and Lee Engine Co. were notified shortly after 2 p.m. to the report of an aircraft crash near Ryndon.
The small, single-engine plane crashed about a quarter-mile up Elko Mountain, reported ECFPD.
"The plane occupant walked out of the scene with minimal injuries."
It was the first reported crash since last April, when three members of an Arizona family died when their plane went down in eastern Elko County during a trip to Twin Falls.
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