# NTSB Accident LAX03TA174
> **Cessna 182Q** · 2003-05-31 · So Lake Tahoe, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03TA174
- **Event ID:** 20030605X00795
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-05-31
- **Location:** So Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.883335, -119.983329
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182Q
- **Registration:** N4892N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of pitch flight control authority due to the disconnection and separation of the elevator DOWN control cable turnbuckle.  The separation of the turnbuckle was due to the severance of the safety wire by unknown persons at an unknown time.

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