OAK69D0137

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Tahoe Valley, CA · September 22, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 22, 1968
Place
Tahoe Valley, CA · TAHOE VALLEY, CA
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2502CCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report November 8, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108317

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3221  68/9/22    TAHOE VALLEY,CAL    CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 511
        TIME - 0920                    N2502C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE TAHOE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N2502C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Tahoe

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.

Other investigations on N2502C · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.