# NTSB Accident LAX88FA277
> **CESSNA 414A** · 1988-07-31 · BIG PINE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX88FA277
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26270
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-07-31
- **Location:** BIG PINE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.129268, -118.16098
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 414A
- **Registration:** N414YV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY FLEW OVER AN AREA OF HIGH TERRAIN IN WHICH HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALTITUDE AND HE DELAYED HIS DECISION TO REVERSE COURSE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISION.

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