# Accident 19820314004079A: Cessna 182Q, South Lake Taho, CA, March 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1982, 17:50 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: South Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N5298N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5298N-1984-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FXQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FXQ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820314004079A

## Narrative

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

CLIMBED INTO CLOUDS AFTER TAKEOFF WITHOUT A CLEARANCE. FLEW INTO SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN AWAITING AN IFR CLEARANCE.

## 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 LAX82FXQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FXQ06), Mar 15, 1982: Cessna 182 (N5298N), Lake Tahoe, 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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