# Accident 19730416009829A: Piper PA28140, Mammoth Lks, CA, April 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1973
- Place: Mammoth Lks, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.6244° N, 118.9884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mammoth Lakes, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6244&lon=-118.9884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5772F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5772F-1974-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 361 total, 281 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FXQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FXQ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730416009829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UN TO OUTCLIMB LEE SIDE OF MTN SLOPE. DENS ALT ABOUT 11000 FT. LACKED MTN FLT EXPERIENCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK73FXQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FXQ26), Apr 16, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N5772F), Mammoth Lks, CA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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