# NTSB Accident LAX99LA075
> **Hanson HANSON TAILWIND W-8** · 1999-01-16 · CHULA VISTA, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99LA075
- **Event ID:** 20001204X00080
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-01-16
- **Location:** CHULA VISTA, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hanson
- **Model:** HANSON TAILWIND W-8
- **Registration:** N8188
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of lubrication to the number 3 rod bearing and the resulting failure of the number 3 connecting rod.  A contributing factor to the accident was the soft terrain at the accident location.

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