# NTSB Accident LAX05FA099
> **Beech 95** · 2005-02-15 · Calistoga, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05FA099
- **Event ID:** 20050224X00222
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-02-15
- **Location:** Calistoga, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.65361, -122.602218
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 95
- **Registration:** N8269D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions at an altitude insufficient to ensure adequate terrain clearance and impact with rising terrain.

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