# NTSB Accident LAX05LA073
> **Cessna 172SP** · 2005-01-19 · Casa Grande, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05LA073
- **Event ID:** 20050224X00224
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-01-19
- **Location:** Casa Grande, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.954723, -111.766944
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172SP
- **Registration:** N2157H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadvertent encounter with a rotating propeller.  Contributing factors were the dark night conditions and the pilot's fatigued condition.

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