# NTSB Accident LAX95FA243
> **CESSNA 152** · 1995-07-09 · MIRAMAR, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95FA243
- **Event ID:** 20001207X03981
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-07-09
- **Location:** MIRAMAR, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.92995, -117.009834
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N757JP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) ABOVE THE TERRAIN, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM VFR FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC).  FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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