# NTSB Accident LAX94FA004
> **CESSNA 177RG** · 1993-10-03 · PETALUMA, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94FA004
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13577
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-10-03
- **Location:** PETALUMA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.229316, -122.559928
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 177RG
- **Registration:** N45022
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT(S) INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE AND/OR CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN, WHILE APPROACHING THE DESTINATION AIRPORT.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LOW CEILING AND TERRAIN.

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