# NTSB Accident LAX98FA171
> **Vans Aircraft RV-8** · 1998-05-24 · RIPLEY, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98FA171
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10121
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-24
- **Location:** RIPLEY, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.780719, -116.410537
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Vans Aircraft
- **Model:** RV-8
- **Registration:** N58RV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the intentional or unintentional sudden application of aft elevator control by an undetermined aircraft occupant that exceeded the design stress limits of the aircraft.  The aircraft gross weight, which exceeded the maximum allowable for aerobatics, and airspeed, which exceeded the maximum maneuvering speed for the weight, were factors in this accident.

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