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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · S Lake Tahoe, CA · May 16, 1992

Date: May 16, 1992 · 13:00 local
Place: S Lake Tahoe, CA
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2031G
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX92LA210
Reported as: Cessna 182A
Reported engine: Continental O470L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,205 total

N2031GRegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2012 · Cessna 182AS/N 51331 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Struck trees and crashed in heavily wooded area. No witnesses. Cause unknown.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED IN HEAVILY WOODED AREA. NO WITNESSES. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX92LA210Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportS.Lake Tahoe, CAThat the pilot-in-command used poor judgment by flying at an unwarranted low altitude and misjudged the clearance between the tree tops and the airplane.May 16, 1992 · Destroyed