# NTSB Accident LAX96FA339
> **Cessna T207A** · 1996-09-21 · LITTLEFIELD, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96FA339
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06764
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-21
- **Location:** LITTLEFIELD, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.899394, -113.940246
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** T207A
- **Registration:** N6468H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain during descent for undetermined reasons.  Contributing factors were the dark night and mountainous terrain.

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