# NTSB Accident LAX97FA241
> **Cessna TR182** · 1997-07-15 · PANAMINT SPRING, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97FA241
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08411
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-15
- **Location:** PANAMINT SPRING, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.300651, -117.590736
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** TR182
- **Registration:** N757CF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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, uphill slope of the runway, high density altitude, and rising terrain beyond the end of the runway.

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