Piper PA-28-235 N1931T

Summary

On 4 January 1983 at about 02:05 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered N1931T was involved in an accident near Mammoth Lakes, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 January 1983 at 02:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Mammoth Lakes, California, United States

Nearest airport

Mammoth (MMF)

Coordinates

37.5797, -118.8405

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-235

Registration

N1931T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mammoth Lakes → San Diego

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX83FXQ02

Nobody was injured.

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

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE MAMMOTH LAKES ARPT (ELEV 7128 FT), THE ACFT WAS SLOW TO CLIMB & ENG POWER BEGAN TO DETERIORATE. IT WAS DARK & THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE DEPARTURE ARPT, SO HE BEGAN AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF HIGHWAY 395. ALL OF THE TRAFFIC WAS SOUTHBOUND IN THAT AREA. THE PLT HAD DIFFICULTY SEEING THE NORTHBOUND LANES. DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT WING HIT A SNOWBANK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO CAUSE FOR THE ENG MALFUNCITON WAS FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.