# NTSB Accident LAX98LA078
> **Bellanca 8KCAB** · 1998-01-27 · VAN NUYS, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA078
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09468
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-01-27
- **Location:** VAN NUYS, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.189838, -118.489929
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 8KCAB
- **Registration:** N7921S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control.  A related factor was the crosswind.

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