# NTSB Accident NYC95LA175
> **VARGA TRI-Q200** · 1995-07-25 · ELYRIA, OH, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC95LA175
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04075
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-07-25
- **Location:** ELYRIA, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.370239, -82.100502
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** VARGA
- **Model:** TRI-Q200
- **Registration:** N888TQ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's decision to perform a staggered takeoff on the downwind side of the runway, which resulted in a wake turbulence encounter, loss of control in flight, and uncontrolled descent onto the runway.  A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in performing staggered takeoffs.

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