# NTSB Accident LAX06CA281
> **Cessna 172P** · 2006-09-01 · Spanish Springs, NV, USA · NONE
## 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.

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