# NTSB OAK77FXQ27: Beech A23A, N2362W, Lake Tahoe, CA, July 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1977
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146595
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FXQ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FXQ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2975  77/7/16    LAKE TAHOE,CA       BEECH A23A          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 399
        TIME - 0230                    N2362W              PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE TAHOE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,CA                  LAKE TAHOE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2362W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2362W-2018-03-01), registration cancelled 2018-03-01, S/N M-959, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Tahoe

## 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 19770716029339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770716029339A), Jul 16, 1977: Beech A23A, Lake Tahoe, NV, 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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