# Accident 19831023055029A: Cessna 402B, Twentynine Palm, CA, October 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1983, 08:30 local time
- Place: Twentynine Palm, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2402° N, 115.8595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2402&lon=-115.8595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52LL-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831023055029A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FOUND ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY WITH EVIDENCE OF CARRIAGE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS. GEAR HAD COLLAPSED OFF SIDE OF ROAD.

## 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 LAX84LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA030), Oct 23, 1983: Cessna 402B (N52LL), Twentynine Palm, 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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