# NTSB Accident LAX06FA106
> **Cessna 172RG** · 2006-02-09 · El Cajon, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX06FA106
- **Event ID:** 20060215X00204
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-02-09
- **Location:** El Cajon, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.786945, -116.985557
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172RG
- **Registration:** N9531B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilots of both airplanes failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout due to their relative flight paths, which limited the available visual cues.  Factors were the failure of the air traffic controller(s) to issue a conflict alert to the Cessna 172RG after repeated visual and aural warnings of an impending collision and the task load of the certified flight instructor.

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