# NTSB Accident LAX93LA243
> **CESSNA 172** · 1993-06-05 · MONTGOMERY PASS, NV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX93LA243
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12644
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-06-05
- **Location:** MONTGOMERY PASS, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.180805, -118.450012
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N6185E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION AND INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE DOWNDRAFT, LOW CEILING, RAIN, OBSCURATION, AND THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN

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