# NTSB Accident LAX98FA043
> **Cessna 172N** · 1997-11-24 · LA JOLLA, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98FA043
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09194
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-24
- **Location:** LA JOLLA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.860805, -117.240135
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N6463D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's act of suicide by intentionally diving his aircraft into the ocean.

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