# Accident 19750216006439A: Piper PA28235, S Lake Tahoe, NV, February 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1975
- Place: S Lake Tahoe, NV
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N9480W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9480W-1983-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75AP038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750216006439A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERED 12/28/75.

## 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 OAK75AP038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP038), Feb 16, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N9480W), S Lake 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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