# Accident 19770424009709A: Cessna 172K, Mammoth Lakes, CA, April 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1977
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Airport: Mammoth Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N46612, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 22 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DXQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770424009709A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 25KTS.

## 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 OAK77DXQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ15), Apr 24, 1977: Cessna 172K (N46612), Mammoth Lakes, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N46612 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880807059199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880807059199I), Aug 7, 1988: Cessna 172K (N46612), San Jose, CA. Did not turn off runway onto taxiway as directed by ATC.was on runway when other plane landed. Said brakes were bad
- [Incident 19830307012229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830307012229I), Mar 7, 1983: Cessna 172K (N46612), San Jose, CA. Rough engine caused pilot to land in a field. Found bolts on connecting rod broken off.

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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