# NTSB Accident LAX89DUG02
> **MASON AJM-1** · 1989-01-22 · CAJALCO, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89DUG02
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27592
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-22
- **Location:** CAJALCO, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MASON
- **Model:** AJM-1
- **Registration:** N87AJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL DESCENT INTO THE TERRAIN.  CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S PHYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS AND HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS AIRCRAFT.

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