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Aviation accident WPR20LA212
2 fatal · Cessna 172 · 2020-07-07 · Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR20LA212- Event ID
20200707X01750- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2020-07-07
- Location
- Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 38.840492, -120.01036
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- Cessna
- Model
- 172
- Registration
- N6328D
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The partial loss of engine power due to carbon buildup in the No. 4 cylinder resulting from the pilot’s inadequate mixture-leaning procedures.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown