# Accident 19730102000839A: Cessna 411, Bermuda Dns, CA, January 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1973
- Place: Bermuda Dns, CA
- Airport: Bermuda Dunes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.7484° N, 116.2748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BERMUDA DUNES (UDD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7484&lon=-116.2748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12WT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12WT-1999-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 411 (registry code 2075902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,853 total, 633 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DUG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730102000839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ANTIRETRACTION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED.MISTOOK GR SWITCH FOR FLAP HANDLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX73DUG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG28), Jan 2, 1973: Cessna 411 (N12WT), Bermuda Dns, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12WT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970913026539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970913026539A), Sep 13, 1997: Cessna 411 (N12WT), Williston, FL, Substantial damage. Narrative: on September 13, 1997 at 1630 EDT, Mr. Sean m. critelli, holder of pilot certificate no.592502900, landed and taxied a Cessna 411, N12WT, at…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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