# NTSB OAK73AP021: Beech B35, N8816A, June Lake, CA, January 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1973
- Place: June Lake, CA · JUNE LAKE, CA
- Location: 37.7618° N, 119.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of June Lake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7618&lon=-119.1147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73AP021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0182  73/1/10    JUNE LAKE,CALIF     BEECH B35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 717
        TIME - 1750                    N8816A              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 448 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAMMOTH LAKE,CALIF          OAKLAND,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                            RAIN SHOWERS, SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HAZE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT TOLD FSS PERSONNEL HE FELT HE COULD GO UNDER THE CLOUDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8816A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8816A-1979-05-24), registration cancelled 1979-05-24, S/N D-2260 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730110000939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730110000939A), Jan 10, 1973: Beech F35, June Lake, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Pilot told fss personnel he felt he could go under the clouds.

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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