# NTSB LAX7LDUG20: Cessna A185F, N4871C, Bermuda Dunes, CA, November 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1975
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX7LDUG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX7LDUG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3376  75/11/19   BERMUDA DUNES,CA    CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 135
        TIME - 1730                    N4871C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERMUDA DUNES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BERMUDA DUNES,CA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- L GR SPRING ASSY CAME LOOSE,SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4871C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4871C-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 18502639 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (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 19751119037509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751119037509A), Nov 19, 1975: Cessna A185F, Bermuda Dunes, CA, Substantial damage. L gr spring assy came loose,separated.

## Other investigations on N4871C (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 ANC78DA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA083), Sep 10, 1978: Cessna 185 (N4871C), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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