# NTSB Accident LAX98LA313
> **Grumman HU-16C** · 1998-09-26 · SEDONA, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA313
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11117
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-26
- **Location:** SEDONA, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.939632, -111.939987
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 6
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Grumman
- **Model:** HU-16C
- **Registration:** N7025J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot in command's selection of the wrong runway for the prevailing wind conditions, and the second pilot's inadequate compensation for the winds.  Factors in the accident were the second pilot's lack of experience in the aircraft and the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision of the flight.  Additional factors were the variable and gusty, cross wind and tail wind conditions.

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