# NTSB Accident LAX98LA187
> **Cessna 152** · 1998-06-07 · DESCANSO, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA187
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10349
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-07
- **Location:** DESCANSO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.899623, -116.620452
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N5343M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

the certified flight instructor's disregard of the weather briefings and forecasted en route weather conditions, and, his failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance in mountainous terrain.  Contributing to the accident were instrument meteorological conditions and mountainous terrain.

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