# NTSB Accident LAX92LA279
> **CESSNA 421B** · 1992-07-05 · SHELTER COVE, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX92LA279
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15181
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-07-05
- **Location:** SHELTER COVE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.150524, -123.889358
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 4
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 421B
- **Registration:** N929DB
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HIS FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTROL SURFACE LOCKS WERE REMOVED PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

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