# NTSB Accident LAX97LA077
> **Cessna 140** · 1996-12-25 · EMIGRANT GAP, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA077
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07195
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-12-25
- **Location:** EMIGRANT GAP, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.249694, -120.69075
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 140
- **Registration:** N76857
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudgment of altitude/clearance while attempting a precautionary landing on a closed, snow covered runway.

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