# NTSB Accident LAX93FA007
> **CESSNA 172M** · 1992-10-11 · FAIRFIELD, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX93FA007
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15887
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-10-11
- **Location:** FAIRFIELD, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.280979, -121.920234
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N80780
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND DURING A NIGHT LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT MISJUDGING DISTANCE AND SPEED RESULTING A OVERSHOOTING THE TOUCHDOWN, THE NIGHT LIGHT CONDITION, HIS LACK OF NIGHT FLYING EXPERIENCE IN A CESSNA 172, AND HIS FAILURE TO TURN OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE GO-AROUND.

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