# NTSB Accident LAX91LA243
> **CESSNA 182E** · 1991-06-10 · EUREKA, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX91LA243
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17298
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-06-10
- **Location:** EUREKA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.279991, -119.030738
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182E
- **Registration:** N3046Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE, HIS DISREGARD TO THE PREFLIGHT METEOROLOGICAL BRIEFING HE RECEIVED, LOW CEILINGS, FOG, AND THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OVER WHICH THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

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