# NTSB Accident LAX93FA202
> **CESSNA 175** · 1993-05-03 · JACKSON, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX93FA202
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12409
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-05-03
- **Location:** JACKSON, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.34943, -120.769546
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 175
- **Registration:** N9494B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY CALCULATE THE REQUIRED FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT AND THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  THE FAILURE OF THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, AND ADEQUATELY EVALUATE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, WERE FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

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