# NTSB Accident LAX01FA032
> **Cessna 340A** · 2000-11-06 · SELMA, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01FA032
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22296
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-11-06
- **Location:** SELMA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.530548, -119.640167
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 340A
- **Registration:** N12273
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to attempt a visual approach and landing in instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to follow instrument flight rules procedures.

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