# NTSB Accident LAX08FA002
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 2007-10-05 · Oak Hills, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX08FA002
- **Event ID:** 20071017X01608
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-10-05
- **Location:** Oak Hills, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.353889, -117.43972
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N6549W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions and failure to maintain terrain clearance during cruise flight.  Contributing to the accident were mountainous terrain, dark night, and fog.

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