# NTSB Accident LAX88FA312
> **PIPER PA-28-235** · 1988-09-08 · CAMARILLO, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX88FA312
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26850
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-09-08
- **Location:** CAMARILLO, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N8743W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT DECIDED TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN ELECTRICAL DEFICIENCY DURING NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE DECISION OF THE PILOT TO CONDUCT A FLIGHT OPERATION IN WHICH HE WAS NOT CERTIFIED. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOTS LACK OF INSTRUMENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

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