# NTSB LAX73DUG28: Cessna 411, N12WT, Bermuda Dns, CA, January 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1973
- Place: Bermuda Dns, CA · BERMUDA DNS, CA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0145   73/1/2    BERMUDA DNS,CALIF   CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N12WT               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 34, 5853 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            633 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERMUDA DUNES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            BERMUDA DNS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER
        REMARKS- ANTIRETRACTION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED.MISTOOK GR SWITCH FOR FLAP HANDLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12WT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12WT-1999-05-07), registration cancelled 1999-05-07, S/N 411-0080 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Registry model: [Cessna 411](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (registry code 2075902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bermuda Dunes

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730102000839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730102000839A), Jan 2, 1973: Cessna 411, Bermuda Dns, CA, Substantial damage. Antiretraction switch malfunctioned. Mistook gr switch for flap handle.

## Other investigations on N12WT (2)

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 MIA97LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA253), Sep 13, 1997: Cessna 411 (N12WT), Williston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's excessive taxi speed.
- [NTSB DEN72FTE53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FTE53), Jan 6, 1972: Cessna 411 (N12WT), Denver, CO, substantial damage

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.

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