# NTSB Accident LAX04LA090
> **Piper PA-28R-180** · 2004-01-07 · California City, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04LA090
- **Event ID:** 20040205X00165
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-01-07
- **Location:** California City, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.151111, -118.01667
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-180
- **Registration:** N3820T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's decision to continue taxiing during dark night conditions without an operable taxi/landing light or taxiway lights and his failure to maintain taxiway alignment.  Contributing factors to the accident were the dark night light conditions, the failed landing light, and the lack of taxiway lights.

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