# Accident 19910715027469A: Piper PA28R200, So Lake Tahoe, CA, July 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1991, 12:45 local time
- Place: So Lake Tahoe, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9282° N, 119.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lake Tahoe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9282&lon=-119.9810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N646RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N646RL-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,873 total, 50 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910715027469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. DITCHED IN A LAKE. CRANKSHAFT FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKS.

## 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 LAX91LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA314), Jul 15, 1991: Piper PA28R-200 (N646RL), So. Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILUE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT RESULTING FROM FAILURE INDUCED BY A NON-METALLIC INCLUSION IN THE SHAFT.

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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