# NTSB Accident LAX04CA219
> **Cessna R172K** · 2004-05-21 · Hawthorne, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04CA219
- **Event ID:** 20040616X00822
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-05-21
- **Location:** Hawthorne, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.922779, -118.334999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** R172K
- **Registration:** N758ND
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudged flare and failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in a stall and hard landing.  Factors in the accident were the night conditions and the pilot's lack of familiarity in the make and model of airplane.

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