# NTSB Accident LAX95FA076
> **CESSNA 208B** · 1995-01-12 · FLAGSTAFF, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95FA076
- **Event ID:** 20001207X02873
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-01-12
- **Location:** FLAGSTAFF, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.22945, -111.720985
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 208B
- **Registration:** N746FE
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to properly configure the aircraft fuel system prior to takeoff, and his failure maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude while maneuvering to return to the airport.  Factors in the accident were the dark night lighting conditions, low ceilings, restricted visibility conditions, and the pilot's diverted attention which resulted from activation of the airplane's fuel selector warning horn system.

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