# Accident 19970901024759A: Cessna 182C, Bremerton, WA, September 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1997
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 47.5910° N, 122.6199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5910&lon=-122.6199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9015T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9015T-1998-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970901024759A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF FOR SKYDIVING MISSION, HAD PROBLEMS, ATTEMPTED TO RETURN, 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 SEA97FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA201), Sep 1, 1997: Cessna 182C (N9015T), Bremerton, WA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed in a climbing turn at low altitude, resulting in a stall and impact with terrain. A factor was the pilot exceeding the aircraft's maximum takeoff…

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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