# Accident 19730429026289A: Piper PA28R200, So.Lk Tahoe, CA, April 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1973
- Place: So.Lk Tahoe, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.9282° N, 119.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lake Tahoe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9282&lon=-119.9810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8552N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8552N-1973-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 450 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73AP039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730429026289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIT TREES NEAR CREST OF MTN RIDGE. RECOVERY DATE 7/11/73. PLT HAD 3 HRS IN LAST 90 DAYS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK73AP039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP039), Apr 29, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N8552N), So.Lk Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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