# NTSB Accident LAX97LA009
> **Bellanca 17-30A** · 1996-10-08 · JACKPOT, NV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA009
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06919
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-08
- **Location:** JACKPOT, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.880657, -114.780174
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 17-30A
- **Registration:** N28172
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadvertent disorientation in dark night time conditions and failure to maintain a proper climbing attitude.

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