# Accident 19760301006409A: Piper PA28R180, S.Lake Tahoe, CA, March 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1976
- Place: S.Lake Tahoe, CA
- Airport: South Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N3173R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3173R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 1,420 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DXQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760301006409A

## Narrative

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

LND IN SNOW COVERED FLD.

## 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 OAK76DXQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ34), Mar 1, 1976: Piper PA-28R (N3173R), S.Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3173R (2)

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

- [Incident 19790720019339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720019339I), Jul 20, 1979: Piper PA28R180 (N3173R), Santa Paula, CA, Minor damage. While being reexamined by inspector aircraft was landed on nose and gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19790312008319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790312008319I), Mar 12, 1979: Piper PA28R180 (N3173R), Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. Hard landing caused nose gear to collapse

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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