# Incident 20130105000509I: Lake Tahoe Properties Inc CA 8, South Lake Taho, CA, January 5, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2013, 14:13 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: South Lake Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- 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 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9282&lon=-119.9810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66LT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66LT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake Tahoe Properties CA 8 (registry code 05622P1, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-tahoe-properties-ca-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Walter 601E (registry code 64012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-601e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE TAHOE PROPERTIES INC CA 8
- Reported engine: WALTER 601E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 1 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130105000509I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS MODIFIED TO INCORPORATE A SECOND ELEVATOR TRIM  SYSTEM.  ON THE SECOND FLIGHT AFTER INSTALLATION, THE TRIM TAB TORQUE TUBE FAILED WITH A SUBSEQUENT ELEVATOR FLUTTER.   AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N66LT (1)

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

- [Accident 20250727010339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250727010339A), Jul 27, 2025: Lake Tahoe Properties Inc CA-8 (N66LT), Davenport, WA, Substantial damage. Upon landing touchdown aircraft "bounced" twice, pilot stated "as is common for this aircraft". On landing roll out, the pilot added right rudder to correct…

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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