# NTSB Accident LAX08CA053
> **Cessna 172N** · 2008-01-25 · Beaver Marsh, OR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX08CA053
- **Event ID:** 20080229X00248
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-01-25
- **Location:** Beaver Marsh, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.128887, -121.817779
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N734KU
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision to land on a snow covered runway without first determining the depth of the snow.

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