# Incident 19950626020389I: Cessna 177, Bermuda Dunes, CA, June 26, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1995, 12:45 local time
- Place: Bermuda Dunes, CA
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7435° N, 116.2873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bermuda Dunes, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7435&lon=-116.2873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3420T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3420T-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950626020389I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED OFF AIRPORT SAFELY. CARBURETOR THROTTLE BOLT BROKE OFF. CAUSED ENGINE TO IDLE ONLY.

## Other reports on N3420T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920826040279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920826040279I), Aug 26, 1992: Cessna 177 (N3420T), Tracy, CA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Propeller, engine mount,and firewall damaged.
- [Accident 19730317005669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730317005669A), Mar 17, 1973: Cessna 177 (N3420T), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Acft bounced,porpoised and plt atmtd goarnd. Vee red left and hit earthen embankment.

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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