# NTSB Accident LAX97LA312
> **Cessna T210J** · 1997-08-29 · AVRA VALLEY, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA312
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08696
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-29
- **Location:** AVRA VALLEY, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.199348, -110.950691
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** T210J
- **Registration:** N2280R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot became lost/disoriented during his taxiing into the ramp area.  Factors in the accident were the lack of taxiway lights, the pilot's lack of familiarity with the layout of the airport, and the airport operator's failure to either identify the drainage ditch in the airport/facility guide or to mark the ditch with signs.

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