# Accident 19730509014019A: Rkwell 112, S.Lke Tahoe, CA, May 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1973
- Place: S.Lke Tahoe, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE TAHOE (TVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1012J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1012J-1973-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 112 (registry code 0144701, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 112
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73AP040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730509014019A

## Narrative

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

PLT MADE ABNORMAL T/O RUN PURPOSELY.ACFT HEAVY.UN CLEAR TREES 1/2 MI FROM RWY.DENS ALT 7500 FT.

## 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 OAK73AP040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP040), May 9, 1973: Aero Comdr 112 (N1012J), S.Lke Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 2 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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