# NTSB Accident LAX97LA237
> **Cessna 172N** · 1997-07-07 · JOSHUA TREE, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA237
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08425
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-07
- **Location:** JOSHUA TREE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.14933, -116.270683
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N738ET
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to adequately judge the wind direction and to select the correct runway, which resulted in a downwind landing; and his failure to go around, while there was sufficient runway remaining.  The tailwind, fence, and ditch were related factors.

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