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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T210M · Bermuda Dunes, CA · March 26, 1979

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 26, 1979
Place
Bermuda Dunes, CA · BERMUDA DUNES, CA
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N732VWCessna T210M
Status
Completed · report May 18, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790326006219A
Case key
137539

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0601  79/3/26    BERMUDA DUNES,CA    CESSNA T210M        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 790
        TIME - 1335                    N732VW              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERMUDA DUNES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAYSON,AZ                   BERMUDA DUNES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N732VW
Reported as
Cessna T210M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bermuda Dunes

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.