# NTSB Accident LAX97LA079
> **Grumman American AA-5A** · 1996-12-29 · BANNING, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA079
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07197
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-12-29
- **Location:** BANNING, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.950832, -116.830711
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Grumman American
- **Model:** AA-5A
- **Registration:** N9944U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's intentional low flight in an area of foothills and canyons at an altitude insufficient to maintain clearance from obstacles.

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