# NTSB Accident LAX96FA290
> **Bellanca 8KCAB** · 1996-07-25 · MOUND HOUSE, NV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96FA290
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06271
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-25
- **Location:** MOUND HOUSE, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.140914, -119.710273
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 8KCAB
- **Registration:** N57438
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the flight instructor's improper in-flight planning/decision by allowing the student pilot to get too low during a simulated emergency landing before initiating a go-around.

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