# NTSB Accident LAX90FA300
> **CESSNA T-210-M** · 1990-08-25 · PLACERVILLE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX90FA300
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24037
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-08-25
- **Location:** PLACERVILLE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.729152, -120.799934
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** T-210-M
- **Registration:** N6985B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S MISIDENTIFICATION OF THE AIRPORT AND HIS FAILURE TO SELECT AN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE ABOVE THE TERRAIN. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR HIS NIGHT TIME MEDICAL LIMITATION AND LACK OF GEOGRAPHIC FAMILIARITY WITH THE AREA.

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