# Accident 19780309004409A: Beech C50, Mammoth Lakes, CA, March 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1978
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Airport: Mammoth Lakes
- 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: N3693B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3693B-1981-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-50 (registry code 1152510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,239 total, 5,782 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DXQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780309004409A

## Narrative

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

AIRPORT DOES NOT HAVE ANY ELECTRONIC LANDING AIDS.

## 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 OAK78DXQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ13), Mar 9, 1978: Beech C50 (N3693B), Mammoth Lakes, CA, destroyed

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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