# NTSB Accident LAX04LA053
> **Cessna 172P** · 2003-11-24 · Fountain Hills, AZ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04LA053
- **Event ID:** 20031201X01972
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-11-24
- **Location:** Fountain Hills, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.651111, -111.595832
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N97056
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's delayed remedial action and inadequate altitude during a go-around following a simulated forced landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.

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