# NTSB OAK71DXQ05: Cessna 172, N2461L, Lake Tahoe, CA, July 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1970
- Place: Lake Tahoe, CA · LAKE TAHOE, CA
- Location: 38.9282° N, 119.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lake Tahoe, CA, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9282&lon=-119.9810&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109343
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DXQ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DXQ05

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2461L-2025-11-01), registration cancelled 2025-11-01, S/N 17255661, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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
- Airport: Lake Tahoe

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.