# Accident 19770827034679A: Cessna 2105A, Kirkwood, NV, August 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1977
- Place: Kirkwood, NV
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Aircraft: N4874U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4874U-1978-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5A(205A) (registry code 2073204, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5a-205a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 8 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770827034679A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE STRAIGHT OUT DEPARTURE CLIMB INTO RISING TERRAIN.DENS ALT ABT 10000FT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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