# NTSB Accident LAX07FA035
> **Cessna 421B** · 2006-11-14 · Big Bear Lake, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX07FA035
- **Event ID:** 20061116X01682
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-11-14
- **Location:** Big Bear Lake, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.240554, -116.943054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 421B
- **Registration:** N642BD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the turbine wheel shaft in the left turbocharger during the takeoff initial climb for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to attain and maintain safe single engine airspeed that led to a loss of control.

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