# Accident 19911114063039A: Cessna 336, Big Bear City, CA, November 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: Big Bear City, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2596° N, 116.8402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2596&lon=-116.8402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3848U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3848U-1992-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 336 (registry code 2075602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-336) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 336
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 26 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911114063039A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON MOUNTAINSIDE AT NIGHT IN SNOW AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION. AIRMETS ISSUED. FOUND 7 MONTHS LATER.

## 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 LAX92FA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA283), Nov 15, 1991: Cessna 336A (N3848U), Big Bear City, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: 1) THE PILOT INADEQUATELY EVALUATING THE WEATHER, AND 2) THE PILOT MAKING THE INFLIGHT DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE 1) THE INABILITY OF…

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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