# NTSB Accident LAX90FA310
> **Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS-2C** · 1990-09-03 · CALIFORNIA CITY, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX90FA310
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24291
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-09-03
- **Location:** CALIFORNIA CITY, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.149978, -117.920883
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schempp-Hirth
- **Model:** NIMBUS-2C
- **Registration:** N39285
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO EXECUTE THE RAPID CLIMBING TURN MANEUVER AT AN INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PREMATURE DUMPING OF THE GLIDER'S WATER BALLAST.

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