# NTSB Accident LAX02FA073
> **Piper Aerostar 601P** · 2002-01-31 · Stonyford, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02FA073
- **Event ID:** 20020205X00185
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-01-31
- **Location:** Stonyford, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.436389, -122.695556
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** Aerostar 601P
- **Registration:** N3636M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during cruise flight, which resulted in the in-flight collision with mountainous terrain.  Factors in the accident were the mountainous terrain and the dark night light conditions.

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