# NTSB Accident LAX95FA072
> **CESSNA A185F** · 1995-01-03 · TEHACHAPI, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95FA072
- **Event ID:** 20001207X02872
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-01-03
- **Location:** TEHACHAPI, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.120414, -118.510459
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** A185F
- **Registration:** N94296
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE NONINSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING TO REVERSE DIRECTION.  FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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