# NTSB Accident IAD96LA054
> **Cessna 172** · 1996-03-27 · TAPLIN, WV, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD96LA054
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05416
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-03-27
- **Location:** TAPLIN, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.840671, -81.979309
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N61546
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper level off and recovery from a bounced landing.

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