# NTSB Accident LAX97LA203
> **Cessna 180** · 1997-06-09 · HOLLISTER, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA203
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08168
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-09
- **Location:** HOLLISTER, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.890747, -121.240112
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 180
- **Registration:** N3343D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper use of the elevator and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go landing.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's application of full power following the loss of directional control, which increased the turning moment already generated by the initial swerve.

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