# NTSB Accident ATL98GA086
> **Ector Aircraft Company 305A (L-19)** · 1998-06-25 · MORGANTON, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL98GA086
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10227
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-25
- **Location:** MORGANTON, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.639141, -78.449218
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Ector Aircraft Company
- **Model:** 305A (L-19)
- **Registration:** N16574
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inflight encounter with a downdraft which led to a stall/mush and an inflight collision with the ground.  Factors were the inadequate training in mountain flying and inadequate guidelines provided by the North Carolina Forest Service.

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