# NTSB Accident LAX03LA214
> **Cessna 152** · 2003-06-28 · Mt. Charleston, NV, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA214
- **Event ID:** 20030701X00986
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-06-28
- **Location:** Mt. Charleston, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.257778, -115.648887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N6182U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and selection of the wrong route of flight, which led the airplane toward rising terrain in excess of the performance capability of the airplane.  Also causal was the pilot's delayed decision to divert her route of flight.  Contributing factors were the high density altitude, and the rapidly rising terrain.

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