# NTSB Accident LAX00FA346
> **Cessna 182G** · 2000-09-23 · TUBA CITY, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00FA346
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21999
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-09-23
- **Location:** TUBA CITY, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.089885, -111.130706
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182G
- **Registration:** N3103S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadvertent descent into terrain on the downwind leg for landing.  Contributing to the accident was the dark night and sparse population.

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