# NTSB Accident LAX96LA143
> **Cessna 172** · 1996-03-23 · UPLAND, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA143
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05434
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-03-23
- **Location:** UPLAND, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N7044T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fuel system contamination and the pilot's intentional operation of a known unairworthy aircraft.

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