# NTSB Accident LAX99FA090
> **North American T-28C** · 1999-02-04 · JOSHUA TREE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99FA090
- **Event ID:** 20001205X00176
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-02-04
- **Location:** JOSHUA TREE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.150592, -116.270179
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** North American
- **Model:** T-28C
- **Registration:** N128BJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to attempt flight into an area of known adverse weather and the subsequent inadvertent VFR flight into IFR conditions resulting in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain.

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