# NTSB Accident LAX88FA187
> **CESSNA 182A** · 1988-05-18 · GRAND CANYON, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX88FA187
- **Event ID:** 20001213X25714
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-05-18
- **Location:** GRAND CANYON, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.030811, -112.019866
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182A
- **Registration:** N4845D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

PILOTS SELECTION OF AN INAPPROPRIATE CRUISE ALTITUDE WHICH DID NOT ENSURE ADEQUTE TERRAIN CLEARANCE ON THE LEG OF THE FLIGHT FROM PAGE TO GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FLIGHT SCHEDULE ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT WHICH MAY HAVE PRODUCED A FATIGUE CONDITON.

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