# NTSB Accident SEA07FA277
> **Bellanca 8KCAB-180** · 2007-09-03 · Mammoth Lakes, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA07FA277
- **Event ID:** 20081007X17184
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-09-03
- **Location:** Mammoth Lakes, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.667778, -119.133613
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 8KCAB-180
- **Registration:** N240R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadvertent encounter with downdrafts that exceeded the climb capability of the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the downdrafts, high density altitude, and mountainous terrain.

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