# NTSB Accident LAX91FA065
> **PIPER PA-28-161** · 1991-01-03 · GLENDALE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX91FA065
- **Event ID:** 20001212X16322
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-01-03
- **Location:** GLENDALE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.160549, -118.259552
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N39778
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION TO TURN TO THE LEFT, WHICH RESULTED IN FLIGHT TOWARD HIGHER TERRAIN.  THE TERRAIN AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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