# NTSB Accident LAX01LA259
> **Cessna 172M** · 2001-07-25 · Placerville, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01LA259
- **Event ID:** 20010727X01544
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-07-25
- **Location:** Placerville, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.724166, -120.753334
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N8962V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Inadequate airspeed during climb out following an aborted landing that was precipitated by the pilot's misjudged speed/distance on final approach.  Also, contributing to the accident was the pilot's inexperience in the type of operation, his failure to properly configure the airplane's flaps for the go-around, and the dark nighttime condition.

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