# NTSB Accident LAX99FA036
> **Cessna 172P** · 1998-11-21 · SCOTTSDALE, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99FA036
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11449
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-11-21
- **Location:** SCOTTSDALE, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.609962, -111.89067
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N99064
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the failure of the solo student pilot to acquire and maintain separation from a departing aircraft in the airport traffic pattern, which had been issued as traffic by the local controller.  Also causal was the failure of the pilot and instructor in the other aircraft to maintain separation from this aircraft, which they had previously acknowledged as in sight.  The inadequate D-BRITE radar repeater in the tower cab was a factor in this accident.

---
*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=LAX99FA036) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*