- Date
- June 3, 1972
- Place
- So.Lk.Tahoe, CA · SO.LK.TAHOE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5511YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166647
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0784 72/6/3 SO.LK.TAHOE,CALIF PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 374 TIME - 0030 N5511Y PX- 2 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE TAHOE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOOELE,UT SO.LK.TAHOE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYPOXIA MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- PLT APCHD WRONG RWY,LOST CTL IN ATTEMPTED GO AROUND.GR AND FLAPS DOWN.HAD FLOWN 4 HRS AT 12500 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5511Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lake Tahoe
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Other investigations on N5511Y · 2
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