# NTSB Accident LAX02FA211
> **Beech V-35A** · 2002-06-30 · OJAI, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02FA211
- **Event ID:** 20020712X01100
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-06-30
- **Location:** OJAI, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.558334, -119.468887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** V-35A
- **Registration:** N156U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude within the canyon.

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