# Accident 19970715018559A: Cessna TR182, Panamint Spring, CA, July 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1997
- Place: Panamint Spring, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 36.3007° N, 117.5907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3007&lon=-117.5907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757CF-1999-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970715018559A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN AND FLIPPED OVER INTO A RAVINE, CRASHED AND BURNED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX97FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA241), Jul 15, 1997: Cessna TR182 (N757CF), Panamint Spring, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to attain a proper touchdown point for landing, and his delay in initiating a go-around. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's attempt to land at the wrong airport,…

## Other reports on N757CF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820325007379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820325007379A), Mar 25, 1982: Cessna 182R (N757CF), Laurel, MT, Substantial damage. Landed long on short downhill runway. Use incorrect flap setting.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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