# NTSB OAK78FA022: Cessna 210L, N210JL, Mammoth Lakes, CA, March 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1978
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0385  78/3/10  NR.MAMMOTH LAKES,CA   CESSNA 210L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 850
        TIME - 2040                    N210JL              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAMMOTH LAKES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MAMMOTH LAKES,CA             CORONA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DEPARTED ON DARK NIGHT WITH NO MOON.A/P NOTAM CLOSED AT NIGHT,RWY LIGHTS OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N210JL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210JL-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 210-60188, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mammoth Lakes

## 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 19780310006259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310006259A), Mar 10, 1978: Cessna 210L, Mammoth Lakes, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Departed on dark night with no moon.a/p NOTAM closed at night,rwyhts out.

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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