# NTSB Accident LAX08CA102
> **Cessna 172S** · 2008-04-13 · Gualala, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX08CA102
- **Event ID:** 20080506X00617
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-04-13
- **Location:** Gualala, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.801387, -123.530555
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N21705
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision not to use all of the available runway, his premature rotation and failure to obtain and maintain an adequate airspeed to continue the takeoff that resulted in a stall/mush, an aborted takeoff, a runway overrun, and a collision with trees.  Contributing to the accident was the short runway.

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