# Accident 19750919031689A: Piper PA24250, Truckee, CA, September 19, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1975
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 39.3201° N, 120.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRUCKEE-TAHOE (TRK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3201&lon=-120.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8218P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8218P-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DXQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750919031689A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 OAK76DXQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ17), Sep 19, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N8218P), Truckee, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8218P (2)

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

- [Accident 20120802016749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120802016749A), Aug 2, 2012: Piper PA-24-250 (N8218P), Truckee, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot initiated a takeoff on runway 19 with full fuel, two passengers and baggage on board. This configuration was determined to be over gross weight.…
- [Incident 19970205004609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970205004609I), Feb 5, 1997: Piper PA24250 (N8218P), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: N8218P, a Piper PA-24-250 commanche, departed medford, Oregon airport at approximately 1200 on a VFR flight to lancaster, CA. (Wjf). Near the…

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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