# NTSB Accident LAX08FA261
> **CESSNA 172S** · 2008-08-08 · Incline Village, NV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX08FA261
- **Event ID:** 20080821X01272
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-08-08
- **Location:** Incline Village, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.27111, -119.998054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N15963
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to initiate a flight for which he was neither approved nor qualified and his failure to maintain terrain clearance during the flight. Contributing to the accident were the dark night, the mountainous terrain, and the pilot's medical condition.

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