# NTSB OAK77DXQ21: Piper PA-18, N9772D, Tahoe City, CA, May 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1977
- Place: Tahoe City, CA · TAHOE CITY, CA
- Location: 39.1721° N, 120.1388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahoe City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1721&lon=-120.1388&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DXQ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ21

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1023  77/5/19    TAHOE CITY,CA       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 12317
        TIME - 0950                    N9772D              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 3406 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SACRAMENTO,CA               SACRAMENTO,CA                TRUCKEE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENGINE TEST RUN NORMAL AFTER ACCIDENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9772D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9772D-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 18-6831 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770519013759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770519013759A), May 19, 1977: Piper PA18150, Tahoe City, CA, Substantial damage. Engine test run normal after accident

## Other investigations on N9772D (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX80FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA069), Mar 28, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N9772D), Litchfield, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB OAK76FVH11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVH11), Sep 6, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N9772D), Shingle Spring, CA, substantial damage

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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