# NTSB Accident SEA00LA107
> **HAESSLER COSMO PHASE II** · 2000-06-17 · BANKS, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA00LA107
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21337
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-06-17
- **Location:** BANKS, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.660705, -123.149971
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HAESSLER
- **Model:** COSMO PHASE II
- **Registration:** N9022F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper installation, i.e., reversed connection, of the rudder control cables resulting in reverse rudder operation and a subsequent stall/spin.  A contributing factor was the pilot's intentional design change/addition of a rudder to the aircraft.

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