# Accident 19870906050009A: Beech A45, Mammoth Lakes, CA, September 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1987, 12:49 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: 34.7202° N, 118.4792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7202&lon=-118.4792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34GL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34GL-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- Reported engine: CONT O47013A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,252 total, 1,110 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870906050009A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX87LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA325), Sep 6, 1987: Beech A45 (N34GL), Mammoth Lakes, CA, substantial damage, 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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