# NTSB Accident LAX01FA014
> **Beech 35-33** · 2000-10-15 · Monterey, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01FA014
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22181
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-10-15
- **Location:** Monterey, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.612777, -121.871109
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 35-33
- **Registration:** N1344G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by which he conducted visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain control of the airplane.  Contributing factors were low ceiling, spatial disorientation and lack of instrument rating.

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