# NTSB Accident LAX99FA091
> **Cessna 150J** · 1999-02-06 · MARIPOSA, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99FA091
- **Event ID:** 20001205X00177
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-02-06
- **Location:** MARIPOSA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.4892, -120.000701
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150J
- **Registration:** N50878
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's premature descent into terrain during a dark nighttime approach.  Also causal was his physiological impairment due to alcohol.  A contributing factor was his psychological condition.

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