# NTSB Accident LAX99LA109
> **Cessna 172P** · 1999-02-26 · DEATH VALLEY, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99LA109
- **Event ID:** 20001205X00194
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-02-26
- **Location:** DEATH VALLEY, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.600936, -116.830543
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N99269
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's use of an excessive approach reference speed and his misjudged distance/speed relationship to the runway, which resulted in a landing overrun.  The pilot's failure to execute a timely go-around was also causal.

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