19870808043089A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Mammoth Lakes, CA · August 8, 1987

Date
August 8, 1987 · 14:35 local
Place
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Airport
Mammoth - June Lakes
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N24651
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA299
Reported as
Beech C23
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
324 total60 in this make and model54 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.

Unable to climb after takeoff aborted too late and struck a fence. High density altitude and pilot misjudgement.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF ABORTED TOO LATE AND STRUCK A FENCE. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND PILOT MISJUDGEMENT.

NTSB investigation

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