# Accident 19970725019629A: Cessna 182G, Root Ranch, ID, July 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1997
- Place: Root Ranch, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 45.0193° N, 115.5191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0193&lon=-115.5191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3134S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3134S-1999-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970725019629A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWR ON TAKEOFF, CRASHED.

## 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 SEA97LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA177), Jul 25, 1997: Cessna 182G (N3134S), Big Creek, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flightcrew's failure to maintain clearance from trees. A factor was trees north of the departure end of the airstrip.

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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