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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Mammoth Lks, CA · August 26, 1973

Date
August 26, 1973
Place
Mammoth Lks, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8015A
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK74AP008
Reported as
Cessna 170B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
496 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tstms,low ceilings,mtn tops obscured rte of flt. Flew into mtn. Plt time to 7/1/72.rcvrd 7/21/74.

As the FAA filed it

TSTMS,LOW CEILINGS,MTN TOPS OBSCURED RTE OF FLT.FLEW INTO MTN.PLT TIME TO 7/1/72.RCVRD 7/21/74.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.