# Incident 19821209068219I: Cessna 551, Palm Springs, CA, December 9, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1982, 08:38 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8496° N, 116.5590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8496&lon=-116.5590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1218V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 551
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 430 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83IA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83IA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821209068219I

## Narrative

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

LOST TRANSPONDER AND AUTOPILOT IN HEAVY RAIN. LOST CONTROL.WRINKLED STRESS PANELS ON DIVE RECOVERY. STANDBY HSI OFF

## 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 LAX83IA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83IA056), Dec 9, 1982: Cessna 551 (N1218V), Near Palm Sprin, CA, incident, minor damage

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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