# Accident 19810223005079A: Piper PA18150, Mammoth Lakes, CA, February 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1981, 16:20 local time
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N24570, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24570-1990-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,184 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DXQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810223005079A

## Narrative

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

RAN INTO UNPLOWED SNOW AND SLUSH ON EDGE OF RUNWAY ON LANDING ROLL. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX81DXQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ12), Feb 23, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N24570), Mammoth Lakes, CA, substantial damage

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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