# NTSB Accident LAX98FA297
> **Beech 35-B33** · 1998-09-19 · SAN JOSE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98FA297
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11087
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-19
- **Location:** SAN JOSE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.37984, -121.899284
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 35-B33
- **Registration:** N486W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's loss of aircraft control and entry into a spiral dive for undetermined reasons.  The dark night lighting conditions and the pilot's probable low recent flight experience were factors in this accident.

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