# NTSB Accident LAX88FA215
> **CESSNA 421C** · 1988-05-29 · SHAVER LAKE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX88FA215
- **Event ID:** 20001213X25720
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-05-29
- **Location:** SHAVER LAKE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.130432, -119.220542
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 421C
- **Registration:** N98683
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH FORCASTED SEVERE ICING AND TURBULENCE BEYOND THE CAPABILITY OF EITHER THE AIRCRAFT OR THE PILOT , WHICH LED TO AN INFLGIHT LOSS OF CONTROL. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOTS LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF HIGH ALTITUDE FLIGHT ASPECTS AND METEROLOGICAL PHENOMENA.

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