# Accident 19880704024789A: Cessna 320D, Mammoth Lakes, CA, July 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1988, 16:52 local time
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Airport: Mammoth - June Lakes
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5809° N, 118.8398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5809&lon=-118.8398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9HS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9HS-2013-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320D (registry code 2074512, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880704024789A

## Narrative

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

MADE CLIMBING TURN INTO RISING TERRAIN. STALLED. FACTORS. BEHIND SLOW AIRCRAFT. OVER GROSS. NON FLY MEDICAL CONDITI

## 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 LAX88FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA245), Jul 4, 1988: Cessna 320D (N9HS), Mammoth Lakes, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N9HS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880318012909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880318012909I), Mar 18, 1988: Cessna 320D (N9HS), Temecula, CA, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Landed with nose gear in up position. Cause is undetermined.

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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