OAK79DXQ08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 206 · Mammoth Lakes, CA · December 15, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 15, 1978
Place
Mammoth Lakes, CA · MAMMOTH LAKES, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N756UDCessna 206
Status
Completed · report February 5, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781215040809A
Case key
138307

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3741  78/12/15   MAMMOTH LAKES,CA    CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1259                    N756UD              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAMMOTH LAKES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BISHOP,CA                   MAMMOTH LAKES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED

Aircraft

Registration
N756UD
Reported as
Cessna 206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mammoth Lakes

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.