# NTSB Accident LAX95LA181
> **CESSNA 172A** · 1995-05-07 · COLUSA, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95LA181
- **Event ID:** 20001207X03485
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-05-07
- **Location:** COLUSA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.270538, -122.050735
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172A
- **Registration:** N7358T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's selection of an inadequate en route cruise altitude for the aerial observation flight, and his failure to identify and stop an inadvertent descent while flying over flooded terrain at a very low altitude.  Lack of pilot experience in low level operations and glassy water were factors in this accident.

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