# NTSB Accident LAX96LA048
> **Cessna 150H** · 1995-11-18 · IMPERIAL, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA048
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04878
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-11-18
- **Location:** IMPERIAL, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.859195, -115.649047
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150H
- **Registration:** N23102
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's misreading of the altimeter while in the traffic pattern, which put the aircraft in dangerous proximity to the ground and obstructions.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's inability to see the power pole due to sun glare as the aircraft turned onto base from downwind.

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