# NTSB Accident LAX02FA031
> **Aero Commander 500S** · 2001-11-21 · EAGLEVILLE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02FA031
- **Event ID:** 20011206X02358
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-11-21
- **Location:** EAGLEVILLE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.285831, -120.194725
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aero Commander
- **Model:** 500S
- **Registration:** N900RA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's encounter with forecast mountain wave conditions, moderate or greater turbulence, and icing, with downdrafts that likely exceeded the climb capability of the airplane, which was encountered at an altitude that precluded recovery.  Also causal in the accident was the failure of the pilot to obtain an adequate preflight weather briefing which would have included a series of Airmets that were in effect at the time.

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