# NTSB Accident WPR19FA080
> **Cessna 172** · 2019-02-06 · Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR19FA080
- **Event ID:** 20190206X45255
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-02-06
- **Location:** Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.026111, -116.58777
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N20556
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate and/or improper preparation for the flight in which he selected an altitude too low to assure terrain clearance and resulted in an impact with terrain in turbulent downdraft conditions.

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