# NTSB Accident LAX96LA071
> **CESSNA 172M** · 1995-12-13 · PALM SPRINGS, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA071
- **Event ID:** 20001207X05030
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-12-13
- **Location:** PALM SPRINGS, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.849281, -116.560356
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N73601
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate bounced landing recovery technique, which resulted in porpoising during a downwind emergency landing.  The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons was a factor.

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