# NTSB Accident LAX96LA040
> **Cessna 180** · 1995-11-04 · PLACERVILLE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA040
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04874
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-11-04
- **Location:** PLACERVILLE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.729621, -120.799308
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 180
- **Registration:** N3358D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's intentional buzzing, his failure to identify an obstruction (inadequate visual lookout), and his failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from the obstruction (utility pole).  Factors relating to the accident were: dust generated by farm machinery and sun glare, which reduced the pilot's ability to visually detect the obstruction.

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