# NTSB Accident LAX96LA156
> **TWIBELL TANGENT 65** · 1996-04-06 · LUCERNE VALLEY, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA156
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05602
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-04-06
- **Location:** LUCERNE VALLEY, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.519584, -116.879287
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** TWIBELL
- **Model:** TANGENT 65
- **Registration:** N4309M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain altitude. Factors in the accident were: the pilot's decision to buzz the area and his ostentatious display.

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