# NTSB Accident LAX00FA101
> **Cessna 172N** · 2000-02-16 · Palm Springs, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00FA101
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20505
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-02-16
- **Location:** Palm Springs, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.833332, -116.51667
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N6479D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the failure of both flight crews to see and avoid the other airplane while operating in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a mid-air collision.  A contributing factor was the failure of the arriving aircraft to comply with air traffic control requests by not issuing a position report.

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