# NTSB Accident LAX02FA251
> **Aero Commander 690A** · 2002-08-11 · Bishop, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02FA251
- **Event ID:** 20020819X01425
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-11
- **Location:** Bishop, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.358861, -118.3981
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aero Commander
- **Model:** 690A
- **Registration:** N690TB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate terrain clearance altitude while maneuvering in the traffic pattern due to the sensory and visual illusions created by a lack of ground reference lights and/or terrain conspicuity, and the dark nighttime conditions.

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