# NTSB Accident LAX96LA278
> **Cessna 172** · 1996-07-19 · MIDAS, NV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA278
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06290
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-19
- **Location:** MIDAS, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.040512, -117.179893
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N1958D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the decision of the pilot to perform a low-level steep turn which resulted in an inadvertent loss of control and subsequent stall/spin.  Factors were high density altitude and inadequate altitude for recovery.

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