# NTSB Accident LAX93LA298
> **CESSNA 172** · 1993-07-24 · VACAVILLE, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX93LA298
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12958
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-07-24
- **Location:** VACAVILLE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.409877, -122.010665
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N51409
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY FAILING TO ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR THE ROTOR WASH TO DISSIPATE BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE APPROACH.  THE WAKE TURBULENCE (ROTOR WASH) WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

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