# Accident 19810219004479A: Cessna 182M, Truckee, CA, February 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1981, 08:25 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee Tahoe
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3201° N, 120.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRUCKEE-TAHOE (TRK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3201&lon=-120.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71803, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71803-1983-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 37 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810219004479A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT LANDED DOWNWIND. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY DOWN SLOPE TO TREE IMPACT.

## 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 LAX81FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA048), Feb 19, 1981: Cessna 182M (N71803), Truckee, CA, destroyed, 2 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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