# NTSB Accident LAX02FA038
> **Piper PA-24-250** · 2001-12-03 · El Dorado, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02FA038
- **Event ID:** 20011207X02370
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-12-03
- **Location:** El Dorado, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.604721, -120.849998
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24-250
- **Registration:** N6946P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control.

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