# NTSB Accident LAX93FA223
> **CESSNA 172N** · 1993-05-25 · LOMPOC, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX93FA223
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12411
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-05-25
- **Location:** LOMPOC, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.599117, -120.390716
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N4783J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.   FACTORS RELATING TO  THE  ACCIDENT  WERE: THE LOW CEILING, FOG, DRIZZLE, OBSCURATION, AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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