# NTSB Accident LAX05CA111
> **Cessna 172A** · 2005-03-11 · Emigrant Gap, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05CA111
- **Event ID:** 20050405X00416
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-03-11
- **Location:** Emigrant Gap, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.274723, -120.709724
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172A
- **Registration:** N4682G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his selection of an unsuitable landing area, resulting in an encounter with a snow-covered runway.

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