# NTSB Accident LAX88FA314
> **CESSNA 177RG** · 1988-09-08 · SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX88FA314
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26851
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-09-08
- **Location:** SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.249427, -120.619148
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 177RG
- **Registration:** N33283
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

PILOTS ERRONEOUS INTERPRETATION OF HIS MISSED APPROACH CLEARANCE, AND, HIS PERFORMANCE OF THE PUBLISHED MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE FOR THE SANTA MARIA ILS INSTEAD OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO LOCALIZER.

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