# NTSB Accident LAX07FA272
> **Grumman American AA-5** · 2007-09-12 · Joshua Tree, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX07FA272
- **Event ID:** 20070927X01460
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-09-12
- **Location:** Joshua Tree, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.152221, -116.196388
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Grumman American
- **Model:** AA-5
- **Registration:** N119G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during descent. Contributing to the accident were dark night conditions and mountainous terrain.

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