# NTSB Accident LAX02FA003
> **EDGE 540** · 2001-10-11 · SAN JUAN CAPIST, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02FA003
- **Event ID:** 20011030X02173
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-10-11
- **Location:** SAN JUAN CAPIST, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.366664, -117.599998
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EDGE
- **Model:** 540
- **Registration:** N541TW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain/object altitude clearance while intentionally performing low level aerobatics, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control.

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