# NTSB Accident LAX00LA038
> **Smith, Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600** · 1999-11-21 · AVALON, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA038
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20124
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-11-21
- **Location:** AVALON, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.379486, -118.449195
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Smith, Ted Aerostar
- **Model:** AEROSTAR 600
- **Registration:** N97CC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's in-flight loss of control due to physical incapacitation from sudden cardiac death secondary to an acute myocardial infarction.

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