# NTSB Accident LAX04FA139
> **Piper PA-28R-180** · 2004-02-28 · Pine Mtn Club, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04FA139
- **Event ID:** 20040308X00291
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-02-28
- **Location:** Pine Mtn Club, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.865833, -119.164169
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-180
- **Registration:** N7687J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued visual flight into adverse weather conditions at night, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain.  The pilot's failure to obtain preflight weather information for the route of flight was also causal.

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