# Incident 20181208023379I: Cessna 421B, Palm Springs, CA, December 8, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2018, 15:45 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1944G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1944G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181208023379I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N1944G LOST POWER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE AT ALTITUDE, WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER, SECURED ENGINE AND MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT KPSP CALIFORNIA.

## Other reports on N1944G (1)

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

- [Incident 19870503023759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870503023759I), May 3, 1987: Cessna 421B (N1944G), Logansport, IN, Minor damage. Left engine shutdown after loss of oil pressure en route. Diverted, found a piston had broken apart.

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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