# Accident 19870118002069A: Cessna STC177, South Lake Taho, CA, January 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1987, 22:15 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE TAHOE (TVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123DJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123DJ-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC177
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 794 total, 239 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870118002069A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. TURNED BACK AND DESCENDED INTO A MOUNTAINSIDE. RIGHT TANK EMPTY. FUEL OFF.

## 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 LAX87FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA093), Jan 19, 1987: Cessna 177RG (N123DJ), S Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 4 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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