# NTSB Accident LAX02LA241
> **Cessna 172P** · 2002-07-25 · Mesa, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02LA241
- **Event ID:** 20020731X01266
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-07-25
- **Location:** Mesa, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.460834, -111.728332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N97056
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's use of an excessive taxi speed and too close of a spacing interval to the airplane ahead, which resulted in an on-ground collision when the preceding airplane abruptly stopped.

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