# NTSB Accident CHI96LA210
> **FARLAND GENESIS** · 1996-06-24 · LE SUEUR, MN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA210
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05932
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-24
- **Location:** LE SUEUR, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.460353, -93.89949
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** FARLAND
- **Model:** GENESIS
- **Registration:** N9274S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to drugs, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.  Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's limited aeronautical experience and limited experience in the make and model of the accident airplane, which likely had different flying characteristics from the airplane in which he trained.

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