# NTSB Accident LAX03LA053
> **Cessna 172N** · 2002-12-21 · Pacoima, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA053
- **Event ID:** 20030103X00011
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-12-21
- **Location:** Pacoima, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.265556, -118.413612
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N733AM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's excessive use of the elevator control that resulted in an inadvertent lift-off and his failure to maintain/attain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall and hard landing.

---
*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=LAX03LA053) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*