# NTSB Accident LAX03LA152
> **Cessna 172N** · 2003-05-17 · PAYSON, AZ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA152
- **Event ID:** 20030520X00701
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-05-17
- **Location:** PAYSON, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.256668, -111.339164
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N739NS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, failure to retract the flaps during an aborted landing attempt, failure to maintain an adequate airspeed,  and failure to maintain directional control.  A factor in the accident was the high density altitude.

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