# NTSB Accident LAX03FA073
> **Cessna 402C** · 2003-01-24 · Mather, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03FA073
- **Event ID:** 20030206X00176
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-01-24
- **Location:** Mather, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.561111, -121.26667
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 402C
- **Registration:** N6814A
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

loss of engine power in the left engine for undetermined reasons.  Also causal was the pilot's failure to correctly configure the airplane for a single engine missed approach, which resulted in a negative climb performance.  A factor was the pilot's decision to initiate the approach when the weather conditions were below the published approach minimums.

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