# NTSB Accident LAX88FA088
> **CESSNA 182L** · 1988-01-17 · NEWHALL, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX88FA088
- **Event ID:** 20001213X24918
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-01-17
- **Location:** NEWHALL, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.359416, -118.470184
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182L
- **Registration:** N42450
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

PILOTS DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT AFTER ENCOUNTERING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

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