# NTSB LAX81DXQ12: Piper PA-18, N24570, Mammoth Lakes, CA, February 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1981
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA · MAMMOTH LAKES, CA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DXQ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0391  81/2/23  NR.MAMMOTH LAKES,CA   PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1620                    N24570              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     37, 16184 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCULARIUS RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MAMMOTH LAKES,CA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- AID CO ACFT STRANDED IN SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24570](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24570-1990-12-05), registration cancelled 1990-12-05, S/N 188109007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arcularius Ranch

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810223005079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810223005079A), Feb 23, 1981: Piper PA18150, Mammoth Lakes, CA, Substantial damage. Ran into unplowed snow and slush on edge of runway on landing roll. Airplane nosed over.

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.

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