19870906050009A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A45 · Mammoth Lakes, CA · September 6, 1987

Date
September 6, 1987 · 12:49 local
Place
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Airport
Mammoth - June Lakes
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N34GL
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA325
Reported as
Beech A45
Reported engine
Continental O47013A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,252 total1,110 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Failed to recover from a low level loop as part of a cuban eight done incorrectly. Near vertical impact.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO RECOVER FROM A LOW LEVEL LOOP AS PART OF A CUBAN EIGHT DONE INCORRECTLY. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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