Cessna 177 N29500
27 December 1969 · Lake Tahoe, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 December 1969 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N29500, operated by Aviation Unlim, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lake Tahoe, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Tahoe, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N29500
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aviation Unlim
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Sacramento, Calif → So.lake Tahoe, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3717
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RECOVERY DATE 6/7/70. MNTNS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS. FLEW INTO MNTN SIDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1969 | Cessna 177 | Stone Mtn., Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1969 | Cessna 177 | Unionville, Connecticut, United States | CR Conair Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1969 | Cessna 177 | Ashland, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1969 | Cessna 177 | Schroon Lake, New York, United States | Deran Landscap | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1969 | Cessna 177 | W Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1969 | Cessna 177 | Polk City, Iowa, United States | Plaza Flying C | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |