# NTSB Accident LAX03CA277
> **PZL PW-5** · 2003-08-30 · Yreka, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03CA277
- **Event ID:** 20031009X01702
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-08-30
- **Location:** Yreka, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.728889, -122.774719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PZL
- **Model:** PW-5
- **Registration:** N105PS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and failure to maintain airspeed resulted in an inadvertent stall.  A factor in the accident was the downdraft.

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