# NTSB Accident LAX91LA032
> **CESSNA 172RG** · 1990-11-17 · SAN CLEMENTE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX91LA032
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24637
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-11-17
- **Location:** SAN CLEMENTE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.6996, -117.189102
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172RG
- **Registration:** N5257V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOTS SELECTION OF IMPROPER CRUISE ALTITUDE WHILE OPERATING UNDER A LOW OVERCAST ON A DARK NIGHT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS FATIGUE AND LACK OF SLEEP.

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