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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA18150 · Tahoe City, CA · May 22, 1982

Date
May 22, 1982 · 09:55 local
Place
Tahoe City, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2881P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82FXQ08
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
878 total17 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flying low and slow on photo flight over residential area. Stalled, dived almost vertically to ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING LOW AND SLOW ON PHOTO FLIGHT OVER RESIDENTIAL AREA. STALLED, DIVED ALMOST VERTICALLY TO GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.