# NTSB Accident LAX89LA320
> **AIR & SPACE 18A** · 1989-09-22 · PALO ALTO, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89LA320
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29421
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-22
- **Location:** PALO ALTO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.449405, -122.100646
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIR & SPACE
- **Model:** 18A
- **Registration:** N6101S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI), WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AS THE GYROPLANE WENT INTO GROUND RESONANCE.

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