# NTSB Accident LAX89DVA11
> **SKILLING VARI-EZE** · 1989-09-28 · OAKDALE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89DVA11
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29394
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-28
- **Location:** OAKDALE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.799873, -120.740066
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SKILLING
- **Model:** VARI-EZE
- **Registration:** N23EZ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE DELAYED INITIATION OF THE ABORTED LANDING. A FACTOR WAS LACK OF AIRCRAFT FAMILIARITY.

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