# NTSB Accident LAX97LA141
> **Cessna 172N** · 1997-04-04 · AVALON, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA141
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07743
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-04
- **Location:** AVALON, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.380104, -118.449424
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N733CN
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudging the airplane's altitude and distance to the runway and an excessive descent rate, which led to an undershoot, and the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the approach.  Contributing factors were the pilot's delay in initiating corrective action.

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