# NTSB Accident LAX03FA078
> **Beech D95A** · 2003-01-31 · LANCASTER, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03FA078
- **Event ID:** 20030207X00185
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-01-31
- **Location:** LANCASTER, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.746387, -118.220001
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** D95A
- **Registration:** N5639S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of aircraft control due to the instructor pilot's incapacitation by seizure activity as a result of his undiagnosed cancer, and his use of a medication that can increase seizure risk.

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