OAK79DXQ09

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Mammoth Lakes, CA · December 29, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 29, 1978
Place
Mammoth Lakes, CA · MAMMOTH LAKES, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N777GBCessna 210
Status
Completed · report February 22, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781229042529A
Case key
138501

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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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3-3917  78/12/29   MAMMOTH LAKES,CA    CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 895
        TIME - 1815                    N777GB              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 383 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAMMOTH LAKES,CA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CA                 MAMMOTH LAKES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N777GB
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mammoth Lakes,Ca

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