# NTSB Accident LAX97LA055
> **Cessna 170A** · 1996-11-28 · EL CAJON, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA055
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07080
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-28
- **Location:** EL CAJON, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.790519, -116.960296
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170A
- **Registration:** N1729D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground swerve.  The pilot's low total time in conventional gear aircraft was a related factor.

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