# NTSB Accident LAX98GA110
> **Christen Industries A-1** · 1998-03-11 · LEBEC, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98GA110
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09702
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-11
- **Location:** LEBEC, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.860511, -118.870117
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Christen Industries
- **Model:** A-1
- **Registration:** N9615G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The trainee-pilot's failure to maintain altitude during a low level turn.  Contributing factors were the pilot-in-command's diverted attention inside the airplane, his failure to report the trainee's deficient airplane handling abilities, and the shoulder harness's incorrect seatback attachment location which was not rectified during required inspections.

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