# NTSB Accident LAX00LA005
> **Cessna 210B** · 1999-10-06 · TONOPAH, NV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA005
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19981
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-10-06
- **Location:** TONOPAH, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.789829, -117.10955
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 210B
- **Registration:** N9609X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to monitor his altitude and maintain an adequate terrain clearance during the approach.  The dark night lighting conditions and the visual illusion created by the lack of ground reference lights were factors in the accident.

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