# NTSB Accident LAX05FA032
> **Piper PA-32R-301T** · 2004-11-11 · Santa Barbara, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05FA032
- **Event ID:** 20041119X01844
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-11-11
- **Location:** Santa Barbara, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.699165, -119.658889
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32R-301T
- **Registration:** N803ZG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to select and maintain an adequate terrain avoidance cruise altitude.  Contributing factors were the dark nighttime conditions, the rising mountainous terrain,   and the Federal Aviation Administration controller's failure to issue a terrain-related safety alert.

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