Piper 18-150 N2881P

Summary

On 22 May 1982 at about 17:55 local time, a Piper 18-150 registered N2881P, operated by CAL Vada Aircraft Incorporated, was involved in an accident near Tahoe City, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 May 1982 at 17:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Tahoe City, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper 18-150

Registration

N2881P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

CAL Vada Aircraft Incorporated

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tahoe City → Tahoe City

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82FXQ08

2 people died.

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

THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON A LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHY MISSION. THE PASSENGER WANTED TO TAKE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CITY AREA. AFTER FLYING AROUND THE AREA FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON A STREET. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE. HE STATED THAT THE PLANE WAS GOING VERY SLOW WHEN IT TURNED RIGHT AND THEN SEEM TO STALL AND GO STRAIGHT DOWN. A TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO ABNORMAL CONDITIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.