# NTSB Accident LAX95LA285
> **Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS-B** · 1995-08-10 · PEORIA, AZ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95LA285
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04283
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-08-10
- **Location:** PEORIA, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.649066, -112.239151
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schempp-Hirth
- **Model:** CIRRUS-B
- **Registration:** N462E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper inflight decision to attempt a tail wind landing to a short runway.

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