# NTSB Accident LAX08FA023
> **Cessna 172S** · 2007-10-29 · Palm Springs, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX08FA023
- **Event ID:** 20071102X01712
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-10-29
- **Location:** Palm Springs, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.751667, -116.282775
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N21101
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall during takeoff-initial climb, and his impairment from alcohol.

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