# NTSB Accident MIA96LA172
> **Charles Raymond GLASAIR 2SFT** · 1996-06-30 · APALACHICOLA, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA96LA172
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06074
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-30
- **Location:** APALACHICOLA, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.719861, -84.99047
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Charles Raymond
- **Model:** GLASAIR 2SFT
- **Registration:** N16CD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Inadequate application of throttle input and up elevator input by the pilot-in-command.  Contributing to the accident was the in-flight encounter with a downdraft and inadequate design of the airplane by the kit manufacturer.

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