# NTSB Accident LAX90FA181
> **LUSCOMBE 8A** · 1990-05-20 · STRAWBERRY, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX90FA181
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23161
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-05-20
- **Location:** STRAWBERRY, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.19099, -120.010772
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LUSCOMBE
- **Model:** 8A
- **Registration:** N71653
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT IN A CONFINED MOUNTAIN PASS AREA WHICH WAS IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; AND THE PILOT'S INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING A COURSE REVERSAL IN THE NARROW CONFINED CANYON.

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