# NTSB Accident LAX91FA173
> **CESSNA 182F** · 1991-03-22 · YOUNG, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX91FA173
- **Event ID:** 20001212X16620
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-03-22
- **Location:** YOUNG, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.079349, -111.009231
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182F
- **Registration:** N3458U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE RESULTING IN AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

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