# NTSB Accident LAX06FA054
> **Piper PA-32RT-300** · 2005-12-10 · Kingsburg, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX06FA054
- **Event ID:** 20051223X02006
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-12-10
- **Location:** Kingsburg, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.435832, -119.58361
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32RT-300
- **Registration:** N3039B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's in-flight decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions during descent, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees and terrain.  Fog, low ceiling, and obscuration were factors.

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