# NTSB Accident WPR19FA146
> **Aviat A1** · 2019-05-15 · Santa Ynez, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR19FA146
- **Event ID:** 20190516X24126
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-05-15
- **Location:** Santa Ynez, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.691112, -119.95333
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aviat
- **Model:** A1
- **Registration:** N236AM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain during cruise flight in low visibility and mountainous obscuration conditions.

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