# NTSB Accident LAX99LA280
> **Piper PA-18-18** · 1999-08-22 · EAGLEVILLE, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99LA280
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19563
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-22
- **Location:** EAGLEVILLE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.300197, -120.100318
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18-18
- **Registration:** N3356B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's encounter with a thunderstorm induced downdraft, which resulted in a high rate of sink, at an altitude insufficient to provide for recovery prior to ground impact.  The high density altitude was a factor in the accident.

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