# NTSB Accident LAX08MA007
> **CESSNA 208B** · 2007-10-08 · Naches, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX08MA007
- **Event ID:** 20071017X01609
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-10-08
- **Location:** Naches, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.587223, -121.352218
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 10
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 10
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 208B
- **Registration:** N430A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed to avoid an aerodynamic stall while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's impaired physiological state due to hypoxia, the pilot's inadequate preflight weather evaluation, and his attempted flight into areas of known adverse weather. Also contributing were the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions that included clouds, turbulence, and dark night conditions.

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