# NTSB Accident LAX99LA002
> **Cessna 152** · 1998-10-02 · SAN JOSE, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99LA002
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11284
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-02
- **Location:** SAN JOSE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.340358, -121.900665
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N957AF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

Continued VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) at night over mountainous terrain. The pilot's use of unclear language when stating his intentions to air traffic control was a factor.

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