# Accident 19850308031379A: Piper PA44180T, South Lake Taho, CA, March 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1985, 19:10 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: South Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8278Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180T
- Reported engine: LYC TO360E1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,725 total, 16 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850308031379A

## Narrative

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

STARTED BRAKING AFTER TOUCHDOWN TO AVOID FOG LAYER MOVING ACROSS FIELD. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AND RAN INTO SNOWBANK.

## 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 LAX85LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA170), Mar 9, 1985: Piper PA-44-180T (N8278Y), S 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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