# Accident 19830822042769A: Piper PA32300, Bermuda Dunes, CA, August 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1983, 09:55 local time
- Place: Bermuda Dunes, CA
- Airport: Bermuda Dunes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7091° N, 116.2295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7091&lon=-116.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3957X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3957X-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 48 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA401) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830822042769A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. BEGAN CORRECTION TOO LATE. IMPACTED A SAND DUNE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD.

## 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 LAX83LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA401), Aug 22, 1983: Piper PA-32-300 (N3957X), Bermuda Dunes, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3957X (1)

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

- [Accident 20180903012979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180903012979A), Sep 3, 2018: Piper PA-32-300 (N3957X), Wrangell, AK, Substantial damage. On September 3, 2018 around 1353 Alaska time, a PA32-300 N3957X had a total loss of engine power, and shortly after noticed loss of oil pressure, and then oil…

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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