# NTSB Accident LAX96FA223
> **Cessna 172N** · 1996-06-09 · BERMUDA DUNES, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96FA223
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06016
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-09
- **Location:** BERMUDA DUNES, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.71099, -116.230003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N734FB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol and drugs (methamphetamine, amphetamine, & marijuana), his excessive maneuvering (pull-up) after making a touch-and-go landing, and his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed, which resulted in a stall and subsequent collision with the terrain.

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