- Date
- July 22, 1970
- Place
- Lake Tahoe, CA · LAKE TAHOE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2461LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109343
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3074 70/7/22 LAKE TAHOE,CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0815 N2461L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 24, 814 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 236 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE TAHOE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE TAHOE,CALIF SAN FERNANDO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- L WG HIT CESSNA 180 N3259D,NO DMG RPRTD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2461L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Tahoe
N2461LRegistration cancelled Nov 1, 2025 · Cessna 172HAirframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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