# NTSB Accident FTW98LA058
> **Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B** · 1997-11-24 · LECOMPTE, LA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA058
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09183
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-24
- **Location:** LECOMPTE, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.079944, -92.390037
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Gulfstream-Schweizer
- **Model:** G-164B
- **Registration:** N2LU
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loose battery cover, due to improper installation by maintenance personnel, that became jammed with an elevator control rod and restricted the movement of the elevator control system, which subsequently led to an uncontrolled impact with a tree, shortly after lift-off.

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