# NTSB Accident LAX00LA083
> **Cessna 152** · 2000-01-30 · TAFT, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA083
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20398
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-01-30
- **Location:** TAFT, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.16003, -119.430984
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N25573
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misinterpretation of his VOR navigation indicator, which subsequently led to his becoming lost and disoriented while navigating to an alternate airport and resulted in fuel exhaustion.  The pilot's failure to obtain either a preflight weather briefing or in-flight weather advisories was a factor.

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