# NTSB LAX79FUG23: Cessna T210M, N732VW, Bermuda Dunes, CA, March 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1979
- Place: Bermuda Dunes, CA · BERMUDA DUNES, 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732VW-1982-03-03), registration cancelled 1982-03-03, S/N 210-61818 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Registry model: [Cessna T210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210) (registry code 2073423) (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 19790326006219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790326006219A), Mar 26, 1979: Cessna T210/, Bermuda Dunes, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot had to use boost pump to maintain fuel pressure in cruise. Engine failed on descent to land.

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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