# NTSB Accident LAX97FA044
> **Cessna 152** · 1996-11-17 · GILROY, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97FA044
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07055
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-17
- **Location:** GILROY, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.060691, -121.549041
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N48737
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

flight by the pilot into into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain altitude or clearance from mountainous terrain.  The adverse weather and terrain conditions were related factors.

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