# NTSB Accident LAX04CA085
> **Cessna 172N** · 2004-01-03 · Hayfork, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04CA085
- **Event ID:** 20040123X00104
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-01-03
- **Location:** Hayfork, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.547222, -123.181663
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N390BV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to attempt a landing on a snow covered runway without ascertaining the depth of the snow cover.

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