# NTSB Accident LAX98FA052
> **Cessna 172N** · 1997-12-07 · LYTLE CREEK, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98FA052
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09326
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-12-07
- **Location:** LYTLE CREEK, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.250839, -117.539924
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N3548E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the non-instrument rated pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and subsequent loss of aircraft control, due to spatial disorientation.  Factors relating to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions (low ceiling and fog), and the pilot's lack of instrument experience.

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