# NTSB Accident LAX98LA028
> **Cessna 172N** · 1997-11-02 · PAYSON, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA028
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09198
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-02
- **Location:** PAYSON, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.189373, -111.17041
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N6585D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of a downwind direction to land and his failure to compensate for the quartering tailwind condition.

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