# NTSB Accident LAX05LA084
> **Cessna 172M** · 2005-02-03 · Desert Center, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05LA084
- **Event ID:** 20050503X00544
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-02-03
- **Location:** Desert Center, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.743057, -115.235832
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N472RA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The instructor's improper decision to land on the dry lakebed without knowing the condition of the landing surface.  A factor in the accident was the soft sand surface of the lake bed.

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