# NTSB Accident LAX00LA344
> **Schweizer G-164B** · 2000-09-21 · CORCORAN, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA344
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22018
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-09-21
- **Location:** CORCORAN, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.069751, -119.529777
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** G-164B
- **Registration:** N3626T
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and his failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.  Factors were the pilot's failure to ensure that the fuel tank cover was replaced properly, fuel contamination of the windscreen, and the sun angle that obscured the pilot's vision.

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