# NTSB Accident LAX96LA043
> **CESSNA 172** · 1995-11-10 · SANTA ANA, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA043
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04876
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-11-10
- **Location:** SANTA ANA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.709472, -117.870498
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N55152
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop.  The pilot's diverted attention while raising the flaps and pushing in the carburetor heat control was a factor in this accident.

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