# NTSB Accident LAX90LA003
> **AERONCA 11AC** · 1989-10-05 · PENN VALLEY, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX90LA003
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29631
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-10-05
- **Location:** PENN VALLEY, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.179611, -121.199752
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERONCA
- **Model:** 11AC
- **Registration:** N85837
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE.  UNEVEN TERRAIN BESIDE THE RUNWAY WAS A FACTOR.

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