# NTSB Accident WPR13CA065
> **BELLANCA 7ECA** · 2012-12-08 · Tehachapi, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13CA065
- **Event ID:** 20121207X25433
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-12-08
- **Location:** Tehachapi, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.134998, -118.439163
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELLANCA
- **Model:** 7ECA
- **Registration:** N8595V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot's continued descent into instrument meteorological conditions during the landing approach and his loss of situational awareness, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

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