# NTSB Accident LAX03LA291
> **Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus** · 2003-09-19 · Lone Pine, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA291
- **Event ID:** 20031001X01644
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-09-19
- **Location:** Lone Pine, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.589443, -118.02333
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schempp-Hirth
- **Model:** Standard Cirrus
- **Registration:** N71DA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate assembly of the glider and improper preflight inspection, which resulted in an inadvertent deployment of the spoilers.  Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance.  His diverted attention to the control problems presented by the deployed spoilers was a contributing factor.

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