# NTSB Accident LAX98LA163
> **Cessna 172A** · 1998-05-17 · VAN NUYS, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA163
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10131
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-17
- **Location:** VAN NUYS, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.189785, -118.490783
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172A
- **Registration:** N7222T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance due to his inadequate visual lookout and selection of the wrong taxi route.  Contributing factors were the pilot's diverted attention while taxiing in the vicinity of a construction area.

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