# NTSB Accident LAX95LA261
> **AERO COMMANDER S2R** · 1995-07-21 · HURON, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95LA261
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04008
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-07-21
- **Location:** HURON, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.200965, -120.089469
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERO COMMANDER
- **Model:** S2R
- **Registration:** N5609X
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND AFTER DIVERTING HIS ATTENTION TO READ A MAP. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, WHICH REDUCED THE PILOT'S VISUAL CUES CONCERNING OUTSIDE REFERENCES WHILE READING THE MAP; AND THE PILOT'S USE OF A DRUG.

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