# Accident 19730826043009A: Cessna 170B, Mammoth Lks, CA, August 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1973
- Place: Mammoth Lks, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- 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: N8015A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8015A-2018-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 496 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730826043009A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 OAK74AP008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP008), Aug 26, 1973: Cessna 170B (N8015A), Mammoth Lks, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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