# NTSB Accident LAX00FA324
> **Bellanca 17-30** · 2000-08-23 · Scottsdale, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00FA324
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21758
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-23
- **Location:** Scottsdale, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.642776, -111.817497
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 17-30
- **Registration:** N4905V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance during a cruise descent, which resulted in controlled flight into mountainous terrain during dark night conditions.  Contributing factors were the rain, thuderstorm, and dust storm weather conditions, which likely reduced visibility in the area at the time of the accident.

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