# Accident 19810720042939A: Cessna 172K, South Lake Taho, CA, July 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1981, 04:00 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: South Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9282° N, 119.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lake Tahoe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9282&lon=-119.9810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9927V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9927V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 564 total, 206 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DXQ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810720042939A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF HIGH ON LANDING. DROPPED TO RUNWAY WITH HARD 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 LAX81DXQ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ27), Jul 20, 1981: Cessna R172K (N9927V), So Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9927V (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880920060729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880920060729I), Sep 20, 1988: Cessna R172K (N9927V), Rangley, CO, Minor damage. Drifted off runway alignment on level off due to crosswind. Hit taxiway markers
- [Accident 19830114001179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830114001179A), Jan 14, 1983: Cessna R172K (N9927V), San Martin, CA, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway on rough ground during a practice power off landing. Instructor failed to correct maneuver.

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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