# Accident 19780824023909A: Piper PA32RT300, Lake Tahoe, CA, August 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1978
- Place: Lake Tahoe, CA
- Airport: South Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N36185, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,181 total, 36 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DXQ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824023909A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK78DXQ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ41), Aug 24, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N36185), Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage

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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