# NTSB Accident LAX98LA279
> **Boeing Stearman A75N1** · 1998-08-29 · BIG BEAR, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA279
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10908
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-29
- **Location:** BIG BEAR, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.230087, -116.860084
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing Stearman
- **Model:** A75N1
- **Registration:** N56856
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's encounter with an unfavorable wind condition, which caused the aircraft to descend at a rate that exceeded the aircraft's climb capability.

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