OAK67A0027

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182G · Tahoe Pardise, CA · August 30, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 30, 1966
Place
Tahoe Pardise, CA · TAHOE PARDISE, CA
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2376RCessna 182G
Status
Completed · report March 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121449

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0762  66/8/30  NR.TAHOE PARDISE CAL  CESSNA 182G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 230
        TIME - 0925                    N2376R              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 9-3-66.RAPIDLY RISING MTN TERRAIN EXCEEDED ACFT CLIMB PERFORMANCE.ACFT 190 LBS OVRWT

Aircraft

Registration
N2376R
Reported as
Cessna 182G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.