SERS · Cessna 172H · 2000-12-12 · SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX01LA052
Event ID
20001218X45440
Type
Accident
Date
2000-12-12
Location
SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
Coordinates
32.55001, -117.040763
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
172H
Registration
N4959R
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and weather evaluation that resulted in the inadvertant entry into instrument meteorological conditions while conducting visual flight. A factor was fog and the night visual conditions.