- Date
- May 14, 1974
- Place
- S Lk Tahoe, CA · S LK TAHOE, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6330PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740514016559A
- Case key
- 125996
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1966 74/5/14 S LK TAHOE,CALIF PIPER PA-24 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 150 TIME - 1133 N6330P PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH LAKE TAHOE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION S LK TAHOE,CALIF INYOKERN,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 57 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 22 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 73LBS OVR MAX GWT.DNSTY ALT 7400FT.FAILED TO LEAN MIXT FOR BEST TKOF PWR.PLT BLOOD ALC 110MG%
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6330P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- South Lake Tahoe
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6330P · 2
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