# NTSB Accident LAX90DVM03
> **ILLI THUNDER GULL** · 1990-08-08 · CALIF VALLEY, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX90DVM03
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24033
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-08-08
- **Location:** CALIF VALLEY, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.30928, -120.269729
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ILLI
- **Model:** THUNDER GULL
- **Registration:** N2223E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT FROM USE OF A DRUG (COCAINE), AND THE PILOT ALLOWING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT TO BE EXCEEDED, WHILE MANEUVERING, WHICH RESULTED IN OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE WING SPAR & WING SEPARATION.

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