# Accident 19851108059599A: Piper PA28R200, Mammoth Lakes, CA, November 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1985, 15:40 local time
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Airport: Mammoth June Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5803° N, 118.8404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5803&lon=-118.8404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3096R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3096R-1988-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,081 total, 970 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851108059599A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED 90 DEGREES AFTER TAKEOFF. GOT WINGS LEVEL JUST BEFORE IMPACT. STANDING LENTICULAR ALTOCUMULUS ALL QUADRANTS.

## 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 LAX86LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA036), Nov 8, 1985: Piper PA-28R-200 (N3096R), 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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