# NTSB Accident LAX00FA168
> **Beech D35** · 2000-04-22 · AGUA DULCE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00FA168
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20837
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-04-22
- **Location:** AGUA DULCE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.429164, -118.510528
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** D35
- **Registration:** N2086D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while cruising up a mountain pass, on a dark night, in IMC conditions, and his improper in-flight decision to perform a VFR flight in the inclement weather.

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