# NTSB Accident LAX05LA160
> **Cessna 172RG** · 2005-05-07 · Grand Canyon, AZ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05LA160
- **Event ID:** 20050513X00614
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-05-07
- **Location:** Grand Canyon, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.95222, -112.146667
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172RG
- **Registration:** N4970V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot-in-command's failure to properly lean the mixture, which resulted in a power deficiency, a degraded climb capability, and the inability to attain/maintain an adequate airspeed that led to a stall/mush condition while departing during high density altitude conditions.  Also causal, was the pilot-in-command's inaccurate preflight performance and weight and balance calculations.

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