# Incident 19920614026139I: Mooney M20C, Lake Tahoe, CA, June 14, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1992, 18:35 local time
- Place: Lake Tahoe, CA
- Damage: Minor 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 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9282&lon=-119.9810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6588U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6588U-2007-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 20 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614026139I

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN VFR. HAD ICING CONDITIONS. RESULTED IN ENGINE POWER LOSS. EMERGENCY LANDING ON BEACH.

## Other reports on N6588U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060226002099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060226002099I), Feb 26, 2006: Mooney M20C (N6588U), Joshua Tree, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft stolen from hangar at big bear airport by two 14 year boys. Aircraft ran out of fuel after a brief flight and crash landed in the Joshua Tree…

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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