# NTSB Accident LAX95LA311
> **Elan Glaser Dirks DG-300 ELAN** · 1995-08-28 · TRUCKEE, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95LA311
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04305
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-08-28
- **Location:** TRUCKEE, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Elan Glaser Dirks
- **Model:** DG-300 ELAN
- **Registration:** N300HX
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot misjudged his planned approach by selecting a touchdown point close to the runway's approach end that did not provide sufficient clearance to safely maneuver when forcast turbulence and downdrafts were encountered.  The pilot's early extension of spoilers was a factor in this accident.

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