# NTSB Accident LAX98FA095
> **Beech A36** · 1998-02-23 · SAN GORGONIO MO, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98FA095
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09564
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-02-23
- **Location:** SAN GORGONIO MO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.080043, -116.900833
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N3103W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inability to maintain altitude due to an encounter with adverse winds and downdrafts on the lee side of a mountain.  Also causal was the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, which precipitated his intentional flight into an area of known adverse weather in high mountainous terrain. Factors include terrain induced turbulence and downdrafts as a result of high wind conditions.

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