33.7484° N, 116.2748° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at BERMUDA DUNES (UDD), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 23, 1983 · 14:40 local
Place
Bermuda Dunes, CA
Airport
Bermuda Dunes
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6427N
Reported as
Beech B36TC
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520UB
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,400 total150 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine failed en route. Force landed on a airport with no damage. Engine had thrown a rod thru the engine case.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. FORCE LANDED ON A AIRPORT WITH NO DAMAGE. ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD THRU THE ENGINE CASE.