# NTSB Accident LAX97LA191
> **Cessna 152** · 1997-05-27 · PAYSON, AZ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA191
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07959
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-27
- **Location:** PAYSON, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.190231, -111.169868
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N757HE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an animal (elk) on the runway.  Factors associated with the accident included: darkness, the pilot's inability to see the animal in sufficient time to avoid a collision, and the lack of a taller fence around the airport.

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