# NTSB Accident LAX95LA111
> **CESSNA 182C** · 1995-02-19 · NOVATO, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95LA111
- **Event ID:** 20001207X02996
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-02-19
- **Location:** NOVATO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.099105, -122.629882
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182C
- **Registration:** N9036T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper base leg alignment while flying in the traffic pattern and his misjudged distance and altitude during the approach.  A factor which contributed to the accident was the dark nighttime lighting condition which reduced the pilot's ability to perceive that he had drifted off course.

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