- Date
- May 25, 1980
- Place
- Tahoe City, CA · TAHOE CITY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N7803TCessna 172A
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800525017779A
- Case key
- 130566
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2139 80/5/25 NR.TAHOE CITY,CA CESSNA 172A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 111 TIME - 1330 N7803T PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NV SACRAMENTO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: IGNITION HARNESS,SHIELDING POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- HIT MTN 7100FT MSL,FLAPS 20DEG.CYLS GROOVED.10 UNAPPROVED PLUGS,4 NO SPARK.2 AD'S NCW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7803T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7803TRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Cessna 172AAirframe modelCessna 172AEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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