# NTSB Accident LAX03LA173
> **Aero  Vodochody L-39** · 2003-05-31 · Tracy, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA173
- **Event ID:** 20030605X00792
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-05-31
- **Location:** Tracy, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.749721, -121.428337
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aero  Vodochody
- **Model:** L-39
- **Registration:** N139RH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance while performing low level aerobatics.

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