# NTSB Accident LAX01FA134
> **Cessna 172N** · 2001-04-01 · Rialto, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01FA134
- **Event ID:** 20010406X00715
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-04-01
- **Location:** Rialto, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.10073, -117.379035
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N739WE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's intentional visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions.  Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper weather evaluation and lack of total experience.

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