# NTSB Accident LAX05FA023
> **Cessna 182Q** · 2004-10-31 · Lebec, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05FA023
- **Event ID:** 20041103X01749
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-10-31
- **Location:** Lebec, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.835834, -118.768333
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182Q
- **Registration:** N95902
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

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

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