# NTSB Accident LAX90DUQ03
> **SCHLEICHER ASW-12** · 1990-09-22 · CALIFORNIA CITY, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX90DUQ03
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24287
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-09-22
- **Location:** CALIFORNIA CITY, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.689922, -117.899101
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHLEICHER
- **Model:** ASW-12
- **Registration:** N6135
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO A DISCONNECTED ELEVATOR CONTROL SURFACE AND AN IMPROPER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE GLIDER PILOT.

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