# NTSB Accident LAX99FA214
> **Piper PA-28R-200** · 1999-06-18 · BASS LAKE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99FA214
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19016
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-06-18
- **Location:** BASS LAKE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.379158, -119.510726
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N2706R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Inadequate in-flight planning and decision making resulted in a failure to maintain clearance from terrain.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's low total time and lack of experience in this make and model of airplane.

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