# NTSB Accident LAX90DUJ08
> **Rockwell S-2R** · 1990-09-15 · YUMA, AZ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX90DUJ08
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24284
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-09-15
- **Location:** YUMA, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.679897, -114.660552
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Rockwell
- **Model:** S-2R
- **Registration:** N4165X
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SELECT A CRUISE ALTITUDE WHICH WOULD ENSURE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT WHICH INHIBITED THE PILOT'S ABILITY TO SEE THE OBSTRUCTION.

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