# NTSB Accident LAX90FA292
> **PIPER PA-28RT-201** · 1990-08-19 · LONG BEACH, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX90FA292
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24036
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-08-19
- **Location:** LONG BEACH, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.779575, -118.120475
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28RT-201
- **Registration:** N3054N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE INADEQUATE VISUAL OUTLOOK OF THE PILOTS OF THE CESSNA 172P AND THEIR FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE PIPER PA- 28RT-201. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE AZIMUTH AND ANGLE OF THE SUN WHICH WAS IN A POSITION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT TO IMPAIR THE SCAN OF THE CESSNA 172P PILOTS.

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