# Accident 19940703017439A: Piper PA28181, South Lake Taho, CA, July 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1994, 16:03 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8395° N, 120.0103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8395&lon=-120.0103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4321N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4321N-2013-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940703017439A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX94FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA272), Jul 3, 1994: Piper PA-28-181 (N4321N), So. Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during initial climb under high-density altitude weather conditions and a resultant inadvertent stall/spin. Factors which contributed to the accident…

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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