# NTSB Accident LAX93FA125
> **CESSNA T210M** · 1993-02-16 · COALINGA, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX93FA125
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11837
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-02-16
- **Location:** COALINGA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.190067, -120.389648
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** T210M
- **Registration:** N761NE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOTS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND HIS FAILURE TO SELECT A CRUISE ALTITUDE WHICH WOULD ENSURE ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE DURING THE NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY.  FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE:  THE MOUNTAINOUS NATURE OF THE TERRAIN AND THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS

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