# Accident 19830920050129A: Slinds 100ACMDR, Palm Springs, CA, September 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1983, 09:10 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8503° N, 116.5594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8503&lon=-116.5594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3636X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3636X-1988-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100 (registry code 0140202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS 100ACMDR
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,625 total, 117 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA452) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830920050129A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83LA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA452), Sep 20, 1983: Aero Commander 100 (N3636X), Palm Springs, CA, substantial 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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