# Accident 19950323006469A: Beech 35C33, Mammoth Lakes, CA, March 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1995, 19:52 local time
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Airport: Mammoth - June Lakes
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5008° N, 118.3102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5008&lon=-118.3102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15LT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15LT-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950323006469A

## Narrative

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

PROCEEDED AT NIGHT INTO MOUNTAINOUS AREA OBSCURED BY CLOUDS AND BLOWING SNOW. SIGMETS UT. NON FLYING DRUG IN PILOT.

## 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 LAX95FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA148), Mar 24, 1995: Beech 35-C33 (N15LT), Toms Place, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's decisions to initially attempt and then continue flight into known forecast and observed adverse weather. Factors in the accident were: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his…

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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