# NTSB Accident LAX97LA332
> **Cessna 172M** · 1997-09-14 · LONG BEACH, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA332
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08892
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-14
- **Location:** LONG BEACH, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.820972, -118.259056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N61913
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's misjudged landing flare which led to a balloon and subsequent hard landing.

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