# NTSB Accident LAX98LA065
> **Cessna 172RG** · 1997-12-30 · VAN NUYS, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA065
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09339
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-12-30
- **Location:** VAN NUYS, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.189949, -118.490356
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172RG
- **Registration:** N5404V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student and flight instructor's failure to verify that the landing gear was in the down position, and the design of the electrical system in which a single-point aircraft system malfunction (one open circuit breaker) disabled both the landing gear warning system and the main gear downlock switches.

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