# NTSB Accident LAX97FA093
> **Cessna R172K** · 1997-01-22 · BAGDAD, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97FA093
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07312
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-22
- **Location:** BAGDAD, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.50082, -113.070671
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** R172K
- **Registration:** N736WZ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

continued flight by the pilot into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: the high/mountainous terrain and adverse weather conditions.

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