# NTSB Accident LAX98LA126
> **Victor Marsh MARSH 1** · 1998-03-21 · LONE PINE, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA126
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09723
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-21
- **Location:** LONE PINE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.559997, -118.049636
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Victor Marsh
- **Model:** MARSH 1
- **Registration:** N166VP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight planning, misjudged terrain clearance, and failure to attain adequate altitude before attempting to traverse the mountain pass.  Contributing factors were the high density altitude and the rising, mountainous terrain.

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