# NTSB Accident LAX04CA309
> **Cessna 172S** · 2004-09-02 · Willits, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04CA309
- **Event ID:** 20041014X01630
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-09-02
- **Location:** Willits, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.450279, -123.379165
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N897TW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadvertent descent and controlled flight into obstacles while maneuvering to land.  Contributing factors were the dark, nighttime condition, which impaired the pilot's visual perceptions, and the pilot's failure to obtain a pertinent Notice to Airman regarding inoperative runway lights.

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