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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 414A · South Lake Taho, CA · February 4, 1990

Date
February 4, 1990 · 06:50 local
Place
South Lake Taho, CA
Airport
Lake Tahoe
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3278M
Reported as
Cessna 414A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot said he had alternator failure. Advised to land at closed airport. Evidence of alcohol. ATC version different

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SAID HE HAD ALTERNATOR FAILURE. ADVISED TO LAND AT CLOSED AIRPORT. EVIDENCE OF ALCOHOL. ATC VERSION DIFFERENT