# NTSB OAK76FP048: Cessna 182P, N1932M, So.Lake Tahoe, CA, April 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1976
- Place: So.Lake Tahoe, CA · SO.LAKE TAHOE, CA
- Location: 38.9282° N, 119.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lake Tahoe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9282&lon=-119.9810&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FP048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FP048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0833   76/4/4  NR.SO.LAKE TAHOE,CA   CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 500
        TIME - 2331                    N1932M              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SO.LAKE TAHOE,CA             PALO ALTO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 4/6/76. NO HORIZON REF DUE LACK OF LTG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1932M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1932M-1976-06-24), registration cancelled 1976-06-24, S/N 18264486, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760404011509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760404011509A), Apr 4, 1976: Cessna 182H, So.Lake Tahoe, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Recovery date 4/6/76. No horizon ref due lack of ltg.

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.

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