# NTSB Accident LAX03LA176
> **Winters Glasair SH-2** · 2003-05-31 · Riverside, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA176
- **Event ID:** 20030605X00791
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-05-31
- **Location:** Riverside, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.951946, -117.445274
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Winters
- **Model:** Glasair SH-2
- **Registration:** N73VL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an abrupt, low altitude maneuver during the takeoff-initial climb, which resulted in a collision with terrain during the subsequent  uncontrolled descent.

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