# NTSB Accident LAX99LA252
> **Cessna 172K** · 1999-07-16 · TAFT, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99LA252
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19302
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-07-16
- **Location:** TAFT, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.160858, -119.429435
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172K
- **Registration:** N46451
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of the wrong runway in consideration of the wind conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control.  The pilot's decision to abort the landing attempt with inadequate runway remaining for the takeoff phase was also causal.

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