# NTSB Accident IAD00FA023
> **Aerotechnik L-13 SEH VIVAT** · 2000-02-23 · PLYMOUTH, MA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD00FA023
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20495
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-02-23
- **Location:** PLYMOUTH, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerotechnik
- **Model:** L-13 SEH VIVAT
- **Registration:** N64RG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the flight instructor's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions.  A factor was the flight instructor's improper use of speed brakes and the strong gusty winds with downdrafts.

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