# NTSB Accident LAX03FA109
> **Cessna 172L** · 2003-03-07 · Rosamond, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03FA109
- **Event ID:** 20030315X00340
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-03-07
- **Location:** Rosamond, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.816665, -118.400833
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172L
- **Registration:** N19770
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in a stall and impact with flat level terrain.  Also causal was the pilot's impaired judgment due to recent use of cocaine, and ethanol.

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