# NTSB Accident LAX97FA003
> **Cessna 172RG** · 1996-10-05 · GRAND CANYON, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97FA003
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06910
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-05
- **Location:** GRAND CANYON, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.030433, -112.020942
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172RG
- **Registration:** N6267R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, which resulted in an inability to outclimb rising/wooded terrain after takeoff.  Factors relating to the accident were: failure of the pilot to ensure that the aircraft's gross weight was not exceed for takeoff, high density altitude, the pilot's lack of experience in high density altitude operations, and the rising/mountainous terrain condition.

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