# NTSB Accident NYC03FA180
> **Aero Vodochody L-39ZO** · 2003-08-24 · Forest Hill, MD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC03FA180
- **Event ID:** 20030909X01491
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-08-24
- **Location:** Forest Hill, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.584999, -76.391387
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aero Vodochody
- **Model:** L-39ZO
- **Registration:** N298RD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's in-flight decision to delay application of engine power to account for the engine's slow response to throttle input, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with a residential area.  A factor related to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in jet-powered airplanes.

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