# Accident 19740501010029A: Piper PA28180, So.Lk Tahoe, CA, May 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1974
- Place: So.Lk Tahoe, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N1817T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1817T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AXQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AXQ35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740501010029A

## Narrative

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

UN MAINTAIN CLIMB AFTER TKOF. RET & LND DOWNWIND.DENSITY ALT ABOUT 7500 FT. GUSTING TO 30K.

## 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 OAK74AXQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AXQ35), May 1, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N1817T), So.Lk Tahoe, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1817T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19851222070649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851222070649I), Dec 22, 1985: Piper PA28180 (N1817T), Lake Elmo, MN, Minor damage. During practice spot landing aircraft was landed short of runway by 100 feet. Damage to nose gear, propeller.

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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