# NTSB Accident LAX96LA192
> **Cessna 172P** · 1996-05-07 · RENO, NV, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA192
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05807
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-07
- **Location:** RENO, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.47974, -119.740684
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N5394K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to obtain and maintain flying speed and a proper glide path, which resulted in an inadvertent stall during a visual approach.  An increased altitude illusion created by rising terrain under the final approach course was a factor.

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