# NTSB Accident MIA96LA073
> **GILPATRICK BABY LAKES** · 1996-01-27 · DELAND, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA96LA073
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05180
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-01-27
- **Location:** DELAND, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.050561, -81.310234
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GILPATRICK
- **Model:** BABY LAKES
- **Registration:** N26BG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, while on final approach to land, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point for landing.  The unfavorable wind condition (crosswind) was a related factor.

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