# Accident 20240330003769A: Compagnie Daher TBM 700, Truckee, CA, March 30, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2024, 18:39 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3337° N, 120.1526° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3337&lon=-120.1526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N960LP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N960LP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Compagnie Daher TBM 700 (registry code 8682010, https://openairdocs.org/model/compagnie-daher-tbm-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: P & WC PT6E-66XT (registry code 51761, https://openairdocs.org/engine/p-wc-pt6e-66xt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COMPAGNIE DAHER TBM 700
- Reported engine: P & WC PT6E-66XT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240330003769A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 30, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:38PM PDT, A TBM 700 SINGLE-ENGINE TURBOPROP AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, IN TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA.  THERE WERE TWO FATALITIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING A POST-CRASH FIRE. THIS WAS A PART 91 FLIGHT AND THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS 1/2 MILE VISIBILTY AND SNOWING. THE PILOT HAD A COMMERCIAL RATING AND A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL WITH TOTAL FLIGHTS HOURS OF 2650. THE PILOT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND WAS ON THE INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO RWY 20. HE EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH AND SHORTLY AFTER ENTERED A STEEP DECENT AND IMPACTED THE RAILROAD TRACK ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT.

THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR24FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA119), Mar 31, 2024: Daher TBM700 (N960LP), Truckee, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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