# NTSB Accident LAX95LA176
> **KNAPP PACKARD SPECIAL** · 1995-04-30 · WHEATON SPRINGS, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95LA176
- **Event ID:** 20001207X03328
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-04-30
- **Location:** WHEATON SPRINGS, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.34056, -115.430282
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** KNAPP
- **Model:** PACKARD SPECIAL
- **Registration:** N55851
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudged altitude and landing flare timing which resulted in a hard landing and nose over.

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