# Accident 19750102008949A: Beech A60, Mammoth Lakes, CA, January 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1975
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Airport: Mammoth Lakes
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N2855W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2855W-1975-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A60 (registry code 1153604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A60
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75AP029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750102008949A

## Narrative

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

PROP OVERSPEED DUE CONGEALED OIL.DIDNT EXERCISE PROPS BFOR TKOF.LOST CTL.

## 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 OAK75AP029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP029), Jan 2, 1975: Beech A60 (N2855W), Mammoth Lakes, CA, destroyed, 5 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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