- Date
- October 23, 1983, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Twentynine Palm, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N52LLCessna 402B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831023055029A
- Case key
- 24070
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft was landed in a westerly direction on a state highway. During the landing roll, the acft's right main gear went off the pavement onto a soft, sandy shoulder area. Subsequently, the plt lost control, the acft hit a berm & the gear collapsed. The plt was not identified & no passengers or witnesses were found. There was evidence that the cargo may have contained drugs. Also, there was evidence of an effort to set the acft on fire after it crash landed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52LL
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402B0525
- Airframe hours
- 2,420
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Central Sports
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 5, 1983
- Departed
- Mexico
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.