19960428008739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 320 · Mammoth Lakes, CA · April 28, 1996

Date
April 28, 1996 · 13:45 local
Place
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Airport
Mammoth - June Lakes
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5752X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA180
Reported as
Cessna 320
Reported engine
Continental TSIO470B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
964 total20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Lost power on initial climb right engine. Failed power off left engine. Below VMC. Crashed. Turbo waste gate jammed

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON INITIAL CLIMB RIGHT ENGINE. FAILED POWER OFF LEFT ENGINE. BELOW VMC. CRASHED. TURBO WASTE GATE JAMMED

NTSB investigation

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