# Accident 19740825028699A: Piper PA28140, So.Lk Tahoe, CA, August 25, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1974
- Place: So.Lk Tahoe, CA
- Airport: S.Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- 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: N5776F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5776F-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 381 total, 23 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75FXQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FXQ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740825028699A

## Narrative

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

UN OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN. DENSITY ALT 10000 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 OAK75FXQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FXQ16), Aug 25, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N5776F), So.Lk Tahoe, CA, substantial damage

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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