# NTSB Accident LAX04LA131
> **Cessna 185F** · 2004-02-13 · Mesa, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04LA131
- **Event ID:** 20040223X00218
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-02-13
- **Location:** Mesa, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.460834, -111.728332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185F
- **Registration:** N4836Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop.  A factor in this accident was the pilot's diverted attention.

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