# Accident 19880627035289A: Cessna 152, Lake Tahoe, CA, June 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1988, 08:30 local time
- Place: Lake Tahoe, CA
- Airport: Van Vleck Tells Peak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9523° N, 120.3002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Van Vleck Tells Peak Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9523&lon=-120.3002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23TW-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 250 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880627035289A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART A MOUNTAIN STRIP AND HIT TREES ON CLIMBOUT. HOT DAY AND STRIP ELEVATION DENSITY ALTITUDE OF 10000FT

## 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 LAX88LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA236), Jun 27, 1988: Cessna 152 (N23TW), 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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