# Accident 19780624022569A: Cessna 182H, S Lake Tahoe, CA, June 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1978
- Place: S Lake Tahoe, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE TAHOE (TVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8257M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8257M-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 901 total, 64 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624022569A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 35K.

## 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 OAK78FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA035), Jun 24, 1978: Cessna 182P (N8257M), S 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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