# NTSB Accident LAX96FA344
> **Thunder and Colt COLT 240A** · 1996-09-27 · PHOENIX, AZ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96FA344
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06766
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-27
- **Location:** PHOENIX, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.679466, -112.089065
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 12
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 14
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Thunder and Colt
- **Model:** COLT 240A
- **Registration:** N434TC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to drugs which led to his misjudgment of his descent rate during landing.  Contributing factors were: his failure to activate the deflation device (rip line) and turn off the pilot lights, improper use of burner controls, poor judgment, and the relative high wind condition.

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