19841216076469A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA60601P · Mammoth Lakes, CA · December 16, 1984

Date
December 16, 1984 · 09:42 local
Place
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Airport
Mammoth Lakes
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N601FP
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85FA076
Reported as
Piper PA60601P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,408 total533 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Attempted takeoff from NOTAM closed runway with ice on wings and tail. Could not climb and struck dirt mound.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM NOTAM CLOSED RUNWAY WITH ICE ON WINGS AND TAIL. COULD NOT CLIMB AND STRUCK DIRT MOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.