# NTSB Accident LAX06LA249
> **Beech V35B** · 2006-07-28 · Independence, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX06LA249
- **Event ID:** 20061208X01763
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-07-28
- **Location:** Independence, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.774166, -118.321388
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** V35B
- **Registration:** N346D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning regarding the selection of the altitude and route of flight, which resulted in a collision with terrain in a box canyon after encountering mountain wave.

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