# Accident 19971103031709A: Cessna 182R, Markleeville, GA, November 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1997, 11:43 local time
- Place: Markleeville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7290° N, 119.8405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7290&lon=-119.8405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2043E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2043E-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 19,480 total, 105 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98GA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98GA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971103031709A

## Narrative

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

CIVIL AIR PATROL FLIGHT PIC ALLOWED PILOT OBSERVER TO FLY TOO LOW INTO CANYON AND HIT A TREE. 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 LAX98GA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98GA029), Nov 3, 1997: Cessna 182R (N2043E), Markleeville, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot-passenger's failure to maintain sufficient altitude and airspeed to avoid collision with terrain, and the pilot-in-command's diverted attention and failure to recognize a deteriorating…

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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