# Accident 19960609013029A: Cessna STC172, Bermuda Dunes, CA, June 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1996, 08:46 local time
- Place: Bermuda Dunes, CA
- Airport: Bermuda Dunes Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7110° N, 116.2300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7110&lon=-116.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734FB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734FB-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 40 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960609013029A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AFTER PITCH UP ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED ON RAILROAD. PILOT OBSERVED RECKLESS. DRUG RECORD.

## 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 LAX96FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA223), Jun 9, 1996: Cessna 172N (N734FB), Bermuda Dunes, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol and drugs (methamphetamine, amphetamine, & marijuana), his excessive maneuvering (pull-up) after making a touch-and-go landing, and…

## Other reports on N734FB (1)

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

- [Accident 19800525023829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525023829A), May 25, 1980: Cessna 172N (N734FB), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Struck parked truck during taxi for takeoff.

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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