# NTSB Accident LAX93FA160
> **CESSNA 172P** · 1993-04-01 · LIVERMORE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX93FA160
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11999
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-04-01
- **Location:** LIVERMORE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.68008, -121.750335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N97462
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE, THE RAIN AND HIGH WIND CONDITIONS IN THE AREA.

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