# NTSB Accident LAX06FA256
> **Cessna 182P** · 2006-08-04 · Whitethorn, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX06FA256
- **Event ID:** 20060814X01161
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-08-04
- **Location:** Whitethorn, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.024444, -124.048057
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182P
- **Registration:** N9904E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of situational awareness with regard to the airplane's proximity to mountainous terrain, and her failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude or flight path, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the terrain.

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