# NTSB Accident LAX00FA354
> **Piper PA-38** · 2000-10-01 · SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00FA354
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22001
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-10-01
- **Location:** SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.249637, -120.61927
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-38
- **Registration:** N2493G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while turning to reverse course following inadvertent nighttime flight into instrument meteorological conditions.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in nighttime operations.

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