SERS · Head Balloons, Inc. AX8-88 · 1997-04-14 · SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX97LA159
Event ID
20001208X07755
Type
Accident
Date
1997-04-14
Location
SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
Coordinates
32.950157, -117.190612
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Head Balloons, Inc.
Model
AX8-88
Registration
N380P
FAR Part
091
Engines
—
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to increase sink rate to avoid flying into an obstacle with insufficient altitude remaining to reduce the sink rate prior to impact with the ground.