# NTSB Accident LAX04LA054
> **Cessna 172S** · 2003-11-29 · Wikieup, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04LA054
- **Event ID:** 20031219X02068
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-11-29
- **Location:** Wikieup, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.875, -113.288887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N518ER
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of an en route altitude that did not provide adequate terrain clearance, and resulted in the in-flight collision with terrain.  The rising terrain and the blind/box canyon were contributing factors.

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