# NTSB Accident LAX97FA210
> **Cessna 210K** · 1997-06-12 · TOPANGA, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97FA210
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08159
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-12
- **Location:** TOPANGA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.100284, -118.600349
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 210K
- **Registration:** N8276M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain proper VFR altitude over mountainous terrain obscured by clouds, and his intentional descent into instrument meteorological weather conditions.

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