# NTSB Accident LAX98FA296
> **Cessna 310K** · 1998-09-21 · SAUGUS, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98FA296
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11086
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-21
- **Location:** SAUGUS, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 310K
- **Registration:** N711CG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's in-flight loss of control which led to a subsequent structural airframe failure as the pilot exceeded the design stress limits of the airplane during an attempted recovery.

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