- Date
- September 27, 1982, 13:52 local (20:52 UTC)
- Place
- Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4024HMooney M-20K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820927053119A
- Case key
- 71556
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Sequence of events
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In flight collision with terrain/water
Altitude - misjudgedCause
Analysis
The plt called Mammoth UNICOM & advised he was 10 mi out for landing. He was advised that he should use rwy 27. The acftcrashed into a lake about 6 mi east of the arpt. Toxicological tests revealed a cocaine level of 40.0 mcg/ml in the plt's urine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4024H
- Reported as
- Mooney M-20K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-0455
- Airframe hours
- 489
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-G3, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Divid C. Matthews, Jr.
- Registered owner
- Divid C. Matthews, Jr.
- Departed
- C · Lone Pine, CA
- Destination
- C · Mammoth Lakes, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,245 total · 445 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.