# NTSB Accident LAX89LA080
> **CESSNA 172** · 1989-01-07 · Alturas, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89LA080
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27608
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-07
- **Location:** Alturas, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.486037, -120.56311
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N3857Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON THE SNOW-COVERED RUNWAY, RESULTING IN A NOSE-OVER WHEN THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO DEEPER SNOW.

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