# NTSB Accident LAX89FA111
> **CESSNA 340A** · 1989-02-15 · SAFFORD, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89FA111
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27741
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-02-15
- **Location:** SAFFORD, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.810714, -109.360076
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 340A
- **Registration:** N8814K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT AND THE RESULTANT HYPOXIA SUSTAINED IN THE UNPRESSURIZED AIRPLANE. FACTORS WERE:  THE MALFUNCTIONING PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM AND THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE OPERATION WITH THAT KNOWN DISCREPANCY.

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