# NTSB Accident LAX04LA041
> **Daughters T18C** · 2003-11-11 · Needles, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04LA041
- **Event ID:** 20031126X01959
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-11-11
- **Location:** Needles, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.403888, -114.753051
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Daughters
- **Model:** T18C
- **Registration:** N647C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's continuation of a visual flight rules (VFR) flight into an area of adverse weather, which resulted in an encounter with moderate to severe turbulence and in-flight breakup of the airplane.

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