Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Bermuda Dunes Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Bermuda Dunes, California 92201
Sunday, June 9, 1996 8:46 PDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
A witness said the aircraft (acft) landed on runway (rwy) 28, then took off again. After lift-off, the acft was observed to accelerate over the rwy, then climb in an extreme nose high attitude. While still in a climb, it suddenly rolled to the right & pitched forward. The acft continued in a nose low, steep descent until it disappeared from view. A flight instructor (CFI) observed the pilot (plt) on a previous takeoff. He said that on that flight, the plt pulled the acft's nose up until the acft almost stalled, then he leveled the acft. The CFI warned the plt, but said the plt replied that he had only slowed to 50 kts. The plt was scheduled to surrender his plt's certificate for a 120-day suspension following a 2nd conviction for motor vehicle violations (DUI). A toxicology test of the plt's blood showed 113 mg/dl (0.113%) ethanol, 0.862 mcg/ml methamphetamine (stimulant), 0.032 mcg/ml amphetamine (stimulant), 0.005 mcg/ml tetrahydrocannabinol carboxylic acid (metabolite of marijuana), & an unreported level of tetrahydrocannabinol (marijuana). Tests also showed the plt had 164 mg/dl (0.164%) ethanol in urine & 143 mg/dl (0.143%) ethanol in vitreous fluid. A test of the passenger's blood showed 0.009 mcg/ml tetrahydrocannabinol, 0.028 mcg/ml tetrahydrocannabinol carboxylic acid, 0.878 mcg/ml methamphetamine, & 0.092 mcg/ml amphetamine.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol and drugs (methamphetamine, amphetamine, & marijuana), his excessive maneuvering (pull-up) after making a touch-and-go landing, and his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed, which resulted in a stall and subsequent collision with the terrain.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 6/9/1996 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 846 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Daylight Time |
| Event City | BERMUDA DUNES |
| Event State | CALIFORNIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 92201 |
| Event Date Year | 1996 |
| Event Date Month | 6 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | BERMUDA DUNES |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | UDD |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 290 |
| Airport Elevation | 73 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 847 Pacific Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 290 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | UDD |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 73 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | PDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 20 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 34 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 10 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 150 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 4 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 2166 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 3 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 3 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 1683 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jun 9 1996 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1010 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 8 2000 10:04AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N734FB |
| NTSB Number | LAX96FA223 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Cessna |
| Aircraft Model | 172N |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 172N |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 17268811 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2400 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | May 22 1996 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 33 |
| Airframe Hours | 3903 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | ROBERT D. SPENSER |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 42 696 TIMOTHY CIRCLE |
| Aircraft Owner City | PALM DESERT |
| Aircraft Owner State | CA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 92260 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | JIM KUHN & BOB MARTIN |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 79-880 AVENUE 42 |
| Operator City | BERMUDA DUNES |
| Operator State | CA |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 92201 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | UDD |
| Departure City | |
| Departure State | |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 804 |
| Departure Time Zone | PDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Descent - uncontrolled |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:34AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 28L |
| Runway Length | 5002 |
| Runway Width | 70 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |