# Accident 19780420015589A: Cessna 310R, Lake Tahoe, CA, April 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1978
- Place: Lake Tahoe, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.9282° N, 119.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lake Tahoe, CA, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9282&lon=-119.9810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3502G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3502G-2018-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780420015589A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED HE WAS PICKING UP RIME ICE

## 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 OAK78FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA027), Apr 20, 1978: Cessna 310R (N3502G), Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 4 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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