19731216040419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Lake Tahoe, CA · December 16, 1973

Date
December 16, 1973
Place
Lake Tahoe, CA
Airport
So.Tahoe Valley
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5146S
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK74DXQ17
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
273 total34 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During take off climb plt encountered svr downdrafts. Un outclimb trees. Gusting to 30K.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKE OFF CLIMB PLT ENCOUNTERED SVR DOWNDRAFTS.UN OUTCLIMB TREES.GUSTING TO 30K.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.