# NTSB LAX72AL060: Piper PA-23, N5511Y, So.Lk.Tahoe, CA, June 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1972
- Place: So.Lk.Tahoe, CA · SO.LK.TAHOE, CA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72AL060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5511Y-1972-08-14), registration cancelled 1972-08-14, S/N 272607 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lake Tahoe

## Other investigations on N5511Y (2)

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 CHI72DEE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEE39), Nov 2, 1971: Piper PA-23 (N5511Y), Streator, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI65F0070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0070), Feb 21, 1965: Piper PA-23 (N5511Y), La Porte, IN, substantial damage

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.

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