# Accident 19970406005209A: Cessna 152, South Lake Taho, CA, April 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1997, 15:28 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8551° N, 119.9401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8551&lon=-119.9401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64845, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64845-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 43 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970406005209A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED LEFT TURN INTO RISING TERRAIN. STRUCK TREES AT 7840 ALITUDE. NO DUAL OR HIGH ALTITUDE PROCEDURES GIVEN.

## 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 LAX97FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA148), Apr 6, 1997: Cessna 152 (N64845), S. Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's collision with mountainous terrain due to his failure to follow published high density altitude departure procedures during climb out, and route selection which exceeded the airplane's…

## Other reports on N64845 (2)

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

- [Accident 19900627022699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900627022699A), Jun 27, 1990: Cessna 152 (N64845), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Lost control on takeoff with strong gusty quartering tail wind. Crashed on runway.
- [Incident 19790401013779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401013779I), Apr 1, 1979: Cessna 152 (N64845), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Private pilot flying at less than 100 feet, struck power lines

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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