# NTSB Accident LAX00FA171
> **Cessna 152** · 2000-04-25 · AUSTIN, NV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00FA171
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20840
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-04-25
- **Location:** AUSTIN, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.539455, -117.190696
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N67435
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to attempt flight in an area of high rising mountainous terrain at an inadequate altitude, which resulted in an impact during a turn to reverse direction.  A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of total experience in mountain flying operations.

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