# NTSB Accident LAX05FA213
> **Piper PA-28R-180** · 2005-06-18 · Mt. Shasta, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05FA213
- **Event ID:** 20050623X00858
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-06-18
- **Location:** Mt. Shasta, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.408889, -122.198608
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-180
- **Registration:** N4506J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued cruise flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot's controlled flight into high mountainous terrain (CFIT).

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