# NTSB Accident LAX97FA075
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 1996-12-24 · SAN DIEGO, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97FA075
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07187
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-12-24
- **Location:** SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.800575, -117.129211
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N943R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot-in-command of the Piper PA-28, N943R, to maintain an adequate visual lookout to see and avoid the Cessna 150, N63137.  A factor in the accident was the failure of the air traffic controller to issue a traffic advisory to the pilot concerning the Cessna 150.

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