# NTSB Accident LAX95LA067
> **HARRIS BD-10** · 1994-12-31 · GARDNERVILLE, NV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95LA067
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02760
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-12-31
- **Location:** GARDNERVILLE, NV, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HARRIS
- **Model:** BD-10
- **Registration:** N9WZ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the in-flight overload failure of the left vertical stabilizer spars, at force levels substantially below the predicted ultimate failure loads, due to inadequate substantiation by the designer.

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