19830920050129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Slinds 100ACMDR · Palm Springs, CA · September 20, 1983

Date
September 20, 1983 · 09:10 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Airport
Palm Springs
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3636X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA452
Reported as
Slinds 100ACMDR
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,625 total117 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Became trapped in area of rapidly worsening weather in mountain terrain. Struck rocks during precautionary landing.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME TRAPPED IN AREA OF RAPIDLY WORSENING WEATHER IN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN.STRUCK ROCKS DURING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.