# NTSB Accident LAX00LA023
> **Luhnau BD-5B** · 1999-10-22 · BOULDER CITY, NV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA023
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19996
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-10-22
- **Location:** BOULDER CITY, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.989192, -114.810791
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Luhnau
- **Model:** BD-5B
- **Registration:** N62765
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to secure an electrical wire terminal in the propeller pitch control circuit following a maintenance adjustment, which resulted in the propeller malfunctioning and going to a flat pitch.  The flat pitch of the propeller produced a high drag which precluded the aircraft from maintaining flight.

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