# NTSB Accident LAX04LA253
> **Anderson Harmon Rocket II** · 2004-07-07 · Seal Beach, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04LA253
- **Event ID:** 20040713X00959
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-07-07
- **Location:** Seal Beach, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.780834, -118.100555
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Anderson
- **Model:** Harmon Rocket II
- **Registration:** N28BE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the in-flight separation of the elevator, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and an uncontrolled descent.  The underlying cause and mechanism of the elevator separation could not be determined.

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