# NTSB Accident LAX90LA206
> **Thunder and Colt AX9-140** · 1990-05-02 · NAPA, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX90LA206
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23202
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-05-02
- **Location:** NAPA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.250816, -122.309494
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Thunder and Colt
- **Model:** AX9-140
- **Registration:** N9112R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE TECHNIQUE WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF A HIGH WIND CONDITION.

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