# NTSB Accident LAX95FA078
> **CESSNA 182R** · 1995-01-14 · WRIGHTWOOD, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95FA078
- **Event ID:** 20001207X02875
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-01-14
- **Location:** WRIGHTWOOD, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.360668, -117.610702
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182R
- **Registration:** N9706E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's loss of aircraft control and subsequent inadvertent stall/spin following an encounter with a localized mountain wave condition and turbulence while conducting a search mission in close proximity to mountainous terrain.

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