# NTSB Accident LAX94FA309
> **AERO COMMANDER 112** · 1994-08-06 · MOHAVE VALLEY, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94FA309
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02063
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-08-06
- **Location:** MOHAVE VALLEY, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.860271, -114.509246
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERO COMMANDER
- **Model:** 112
- **Registration:** N1018J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the certified flight instructor to properly judge the flare to avert a hard landing, and the failure of other maintenance personnel to properly repair the engine case halves during engine overhaul.  A factor in the accident was the uneven relief of the desert terrain.

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