# NTSB Accident LAX02FA234
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 2002-07-23 · Kneeland, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02FA234
- **Event ID:** 20020731X01271
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-07-23
- **Location:** Kneeland, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.815834, -123.990837
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N8801N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the trees while executing an instrument approach.  Contributing factors were the clouds and obscuration weather conditions.

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