# Accident 19841216076469A: Piper PA60601P, Mammoth Lakes, CA, December 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1984, 09:42 local time
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Airport: Mammoth Lakes
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5792° N, 118.8398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5792&lon=-118.8398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601FP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,408 total, 533 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841216076469A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX85FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA076), Dec 17, 1984: Piper PA-60-601P (N601FP), Mammoth Lakes, CA, destroyed, 1 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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