# NTSB Accident LAX96FA200
> **Cessna 414** · 1996-05-19 · KERNVILLE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96FA200
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05802
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-19
- **Location:** KERNVILLE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.729118, -118.389533
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 414
- **Registration:** N111AH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from rising/mountainous terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: the terrain and weather conditions.

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