# Incident 20060616011039I: Piper PA24180, Mammoth Lakes, CA, June 16, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2006, 17:15 local time
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Airport: Mammoth - June Lakes
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6244° N, 118.9884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mammoth Lakes, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6244&lon=-118.9884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5739P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5739P-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 100 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060616011039I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF OF RUNWAY 27. NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. AIRCRAFT DAMAGED ON BELLY AND PROPELLER WITH ENGINE SUDDEN STOPPAGE. AUTOMATED WEATHER REPORTED AT 1730 ON 6-16-06 AS WIND 300 AT 14 GUSTS TO 21 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 MILES; SKY CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 24C AND DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 9500 FEET.

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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