# NTSB Accident LAX96LA137
> **BUMFORD GR-7** · 1996-03-17 · TEMECULA, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA137
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05430
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-03-17
- **Location:** TEMECULA, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BUMFORD
- **Model:** GR-7
- **Registration:** N555GR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane, while performing an aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in inadvertent entry into a spin.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's lack of recent experience in fixed wing aircraft, his lack of experience in the make and model of airplane, and the lack of altitude to recover from an inadvertent spin.

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