# NTSB Accident LAX96FA121
> **Cessna 172D** · 1996-02-26 · JULIAN, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96FA121
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05277
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-26
- **Location:** JULIAN, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.020786, -116.490409
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172D
- **Registration:** N2598U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.  The pilot's inadequate preflight/preparation, low clouds, fog, and mountain obscuration were factors in the accident.

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