# NTSB Accident LAX96LA330
> **Burkhart Grob G102** · 1996-09-09 · WARNER SPRINGS, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA330
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06771
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-09
- **Location:** WARNER SPRINGS, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.27927, -116.600059
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Burkhart Grob
- **Model:** G102
- **Registration:** N3950B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

improper planning/decision by the pilot concerning a low altitude release to return to the airport after takeoff. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure that the yaw indicator string movement was free, when he closed the canopy; and the heavy sink (downdraft) that was encountered during the approach to land.

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