# NTSB Accident LAX90LA271
> **CESSNA R172K** · 1990-01-14 · LONE PINE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX90LA271
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22447
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-01-14
- **Location:** LONE PINE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.559017, -118.049011
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** R172K
- **Registration:** N758UV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND THE LIKELY EFFECT OF HYPOXIA ON THE PILOT.

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