# NTSB Accident LAX93FA096
> **CESSNA 172P** · 1993-01-20 · SUN CITY, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX93FA096
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11708
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-01-20
- **Location:** SUN CITY, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.700103, -117.190086
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N53908
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DECISION TO INITIATE VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, THE ADVERSE WEATHER, AND THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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