# NTSB Accident LAX00FA302
> **Piper PA-24** · 2000-08-16 · INDEPENDENCE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00FA302
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21752
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-16
- **Location:** INDEPENDENCE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.830711, -118.24073
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24
- **Registration:** N300P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NR
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance.  Factors included night conditions, cockpit lighting, which compromised the pilot's night vision, and drug impairment.

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