# NTSB Accident LAX97LA013
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 1996-10-12 · SAN DIEGO, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA013
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06923
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-12
- **Location:** SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.770645, -117.140052
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N2501X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol, his subsequent flight into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from obstructions (power lines).  Factors related to the accident were: darkness, low ceiling, and fog.

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