# NTSB Accident LAX96LA337
> **Cessna 152** · 1996-09-16 · SAN CARLOS, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA337
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06776
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-16
- **Location:** SAN CARLOS, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.540061, -110.469619
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N5120H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff with the runway lights inoperative, and his failure to maintain runway alignment during an aborted takeoff, after failure of the landing light.  Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, inoperative runway lights, failure of the landing light, and the encounter with soft terrain.

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