# NTSB Accident LAX97FA202
> **Cessna 206** · 1997-06-08 · SAUGUS, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97FA202
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08158
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-08
- **Location:** SAUGUS, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.429546, -118.510375
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 206
- **Registration:** N756PU
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude while attempting VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions.

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