# NTSB Accident LAX03LA237
> **Thompson Quickie Q2** · 2003-07-20 · Tehachapi, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA237
- **Event ID:** 20030724X01184
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-07-20
- **Location:** Tehachapi, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.101112, -118.434722
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Thompson
- **Model:** Quickie Q2
- **Registration:** N218DT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent entry into a pilot induced oscillation and failure to maintain airplane control during the takeoff initial climb.  A contributing factor was the pilot's likely impairment by an over-the-counter drug substance that degraded his physical and mental performance.

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