# NTSB Accident LAX94FA318
> **CESSNA 177RG** · 1994-08-12 · SO. LAKE TAHOE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94FA318
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02065
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-08-12
- **Location:** SO. LAKE TAHOE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.840591, -120.010093
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 177RG
- **Registration:** N217AF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to take off from a high density altitude airport at an over allowable gross weight condition. Factors in the accident were the high density altitude, down drafts, and the pilot's lack of familiarity operting from high density altitude airports.

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