# NTSB Accident LAX97FA331
> **Cessna 172K** · 1997-09-26 · SANDY VALLEY, NV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97FA331
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08875
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-26
- **Location:** SANDY VALLEY, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.750335, -115.530769
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172K
- **Registration:** N84621
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's intentional VFR flight into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from mountainous/hilly terrain.  Related factors were: the high/mountainous/hilly terrain, and the adverse weather condition (low ceiling).

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