# Accident 20071028827009A: Cessna 172S, Palm Springs, CA, October 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2007, 17:30 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Bermuda Dunes
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7517° N, 116.2828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7517&lon=-116.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21101, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21101-2010-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071028827009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GOS WITH CFI. AIRCRAFT CLIMBED STEEPLY AND ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. THE PLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED AT THE WEST END OF RWY 28. PLANE WAS DESTROYED. CFI RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND STUDENT WAS TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 LAX08FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA023), Oct 29, 2007: Cessna 172S (N21101), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall during takeoff-initial climb, and his impairment from alcohol.

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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