# NTSB Accident LAX94FA056
> **CESSNA 172M** · 1993-11-22 · JULIAN, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94FA056
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13744
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-11-22
- **Location:** JULIAN, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.02082, -116.490341
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N5312R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL.  FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: 1) THE DARK NIGHT AND LACK OF AMBIENT LIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY FLYING FROM VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; 2) THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, AND 3) SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.

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