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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · South Lake Taho, CA · July 3, 1994

Date
July 3, 1994 · 16:03 local
Place
South Lake Taho, CA
Airport
Lake Tahoe
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4321N
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX94FA272
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
102 total4 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Stalled in steep nose high climbout. Not authorized by CFI for high altitude. Near gross weight also a factor.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED IN STEEP NOSE HIGH CLIMBOUT. NOT AUTHORIZED BY CFI FOR HIGH ALTITUDE. NEAR GROSS WEIGHT ALSO A FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

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