# NTSB Accident LAX94FA171
> **CESSNA 206** · 1994-03-20 · SHOW LOW, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94FA171
- **Event ID:** 20001206X00919
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-03-20
- **Location:** SHOW LOW, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.230449, -110.069084
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 206
- **Registration:** N5222U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's intentional VFR flight into known adverse IMC weather conditions. Inadequate preflight planning, dark night operations, and weather conditions that included low ceilings and mountain obscuration were factors in the accident.

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