# NTSB Accident LAX94LA055
> **MOONEY M20B** · 1993-11-21 · SANTA PAULA, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94LA055
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13763
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-11-21
- **Location:** SANTA PAULA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.399005, -119.069625
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY
- **Model:** M20B
- **Registration:** N6405Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES PROHIBITING NIGHT OPERATIONS AT THE AIRPORT AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDEPATH.  THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

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