# NTSB Accident LAX05LA063
> **Cessna 340** · 2005-01-08 · Carefree, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05LA063
- **Event ID:** 20050120X00086
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-01-08
- **Location:** Carefree, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.818054, -111.897781
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 340
- **Registration:** N340CS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper use of the throttles during an aborted landing attempt that resulted in an engine over-boost condition requiring a reduction in power that then resulted in a runway overrun and collision with a ditch.

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