NONE · Cessna 172P · 2006-09-01 · Spanish Springs, NV, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX06CA281
Event ID
20061114X01657
Type
Accident
Date
2006-09-01
Location
Spanish Springs, NV, USA
Coordinates
39.677223, -119.827224
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
172P
Registration
N97306
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DUSK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to initiate a timely go-around and to attain an adequate climb rate. Factors in the accident were the high density altitude and the likely quartering tail wind that may have affected the aircraft's climb gradient.