# NTSB Accident LAX03FA187
> **Rockwell International Aero-Commander 112TC** · 2003-06-09 · Santa Nella, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03FA187
- **Event ID:** 20030618X00901
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-06-09
- **Location:** Santa Nella, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.046112, -121.258613
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Rockwell International
- **Model:** Aero-Commander 112TC
- **Registration:** N4696W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by conducting VFR flight into IMC, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance.  Contributing factors were low clouds, fog, and mountainous terrain.

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