# Incident 19860202009079I: Cessna 320E, Twentynine Palm, CA, February 2, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1986, 13:45 local time
- Place: Twentynine Palm, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1356° N, 116.0542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twentynine Palms, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1356&lon=-116.0542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3446Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320E
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860202009079I

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN DESERT AFTER ENGINE FAILED. UNABLE TO FEATHER PROPELLER, OIL ON COWLING. CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED.

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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