# Accident 19740907028929A: Piper PA28150, Mammoth Lks, CA, September 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1974
- Place: Mammoth Lks, CA
- Airport: Mammoth Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N5968W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5968W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DXQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DXQ23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740907028929A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FINAL,IP TOLD PLT FULL PWR,PLT MISTOOK FOR PULL PWR.LND IN SAGE BRUSH.

## 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 OAK75DXQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DXQ23), Sep 7, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N5968W), Mammoth Lks, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5968W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19901228056449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901228056449A), Dec 28, 1990: Piper PA28150 (N5968W), Fort Huachuca-S, AZ, Substantial damage. Turning upwind leg from touch and go engine quit. Turned back but crashed short. Conditions good for carb icing.

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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