# NTSB Accident LAX05CA257
> **Cessna A150M** · 2005-07-31 · Trinity Center, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05CA257
- **Event ID:** 20050906X01392
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-07-31
- **Location:** Trinity Center, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.966667, -122.683334
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** A150M
- **Registration:** N8166V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to select an adequate altitude, which would assure clearance from the mountainous terrain while flying into a box canyon in high density altitude conditions.

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