# Accident 19870808043089A: Beech C23, Mammoth Lakes, CA, August 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1987, 14:35 local time
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Airport: Mammoth - June Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5801° N, 118.8396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5801&lon=-118.8396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24651, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24651-2004-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 324 total, 60 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808043089A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX87LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA299), Aug 8, 1987: Beech C23 (N24651), 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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