# NTSB LAX80FXQ28: Cessna 172A, N7803T, Tahoe City, CA, May 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1980
- Place: Tahoe City, CA · TAHOE CITY, CA
- Location: 39.1721° N, 120.1388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahoe City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1721&lon=-120.1388&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130566
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FXQ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FXQ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7803T-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 47403, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800525017779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525017779A), May 25, 1980: Cessna 172A, Lake Tahoe, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed during cross-country flight. Investigation revealed engine ignition system in very poor condition.

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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