Piper PA-22-108 N5737Z
22 July 1983 · Mammoth Lakes, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 22 July 1983 at about 22:39 local time, a Piper PA-22-108 registered N5737Z was involved in an accident near Mammoth Lakes, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mammoth Lakes, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.5802, -118.8391
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-108
- Registration
- N5737Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Palm Desert → Sonora
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA352
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE TRYING TO MANEUVER THROUGH A MOUNTAIN PASS AT 13000 FT MSL WITH THE TEMPERATURE AT 82DEGREES. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT STARTED A HIGH SINK RATE. HE CHECKED THE THROTTLE, MAGS AND MIXTURE BUT WAS FORCEDTO SETTLE INTO THE TREES ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF MAMMOTH LAKES ARPT. THE DENSITY ALT WAS ABOUT 17200 FT. THE SERVICE CEILING OF A PA-22 IS 12000 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-22-150 | Jonesboro, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-22-150 | Dansville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-22 | Doddridge, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-22 | Hennessey, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-22-135 | Parker, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-22 | Alzada, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |