# NTSB Accident LAX98FA009
> **Bellanca 7ECA** · 1997-10-12 · TRACY, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98FA009
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09046
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-10-12
- **Location:** TRACY, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.729591, -121.420372
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 7ECA
- **Registration:** N11860
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's low operating altitude and his failure to maintain appropriate clearance during low level maneuvering flight.  Contributing factors were transmission wires and the physical impairment that resulted from the effects of the over-the-counter medications found during toxicological evaluation.

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