# NTSB Accident LAX98LA020
> **Cessna 170B** · 1997-10-24 · FERNLEY, NV, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA020
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09064
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-10-24
- **Location:** FERNLEY, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.559371, -119.170257
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170B
- **Registration:** N3155A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during a delayed go-around after an improper decision to continue an approach to an unlighted runway without adequate visual references.  Ground fog was a factor in this accident.

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