# NTSB Accident LAX95LA263
> **CESSNA 182P** · 1995-07-21 · KNEELAND, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95LA263
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04009
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-07-21
- **Location:** KNEELAND, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.670024, -123.880638
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182P
- **Registration:** N9437M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the non-instrument rated pilot's decision to takeoff in known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in spatial disoreintation and an in-flight loss of control.

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