# NTSB Accident LAX95FA046
> **Maule M-5-235C** · 1994-11-27 · SPRINGVILLE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95FA046
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02613
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-11-27
- **Location:** SPRINGVILLE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.169281, -118.700004
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Maule
- **Model:** M-5-235C
- **Registration:** N5629J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's entry into a box canyon at an altitude insufficient to maintain clearance from the surrounding terrain and obstacles.  Factors in the accident were the high density altitude condition and the steep, rapidly rising nature of the mountainous terrain.

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