# NTSB Accident LAX00GA073
> **Arrow Aircraft Co. OH-58A** · 2000-01-12 · CROWS LANDING, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00GA073
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20381
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-01-12
- **Location:** CROWS LANDING, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.389312, -121.049888
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Arrow Aircraft Co.
- **Model:** OH-58A
- **Registration:** N901SF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to maintain altitude and clearance from terrain during a turn to reverse direction after encountering instrument meteorological conditions.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a full weather briefing before departure which accurately forecast the conditions encountered.

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