# NTSB Accident LAX05LA224
> **Schleicher ASW-20** · 2005-07-03 · Big Pine, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05LA224
- **Event ID:** 20050708X00965
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-07-03
- **Location:** Big Pine, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.968887, -118.406112
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schleicher
- **Model:** ASW-20
- **Registration:** N31AP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude and his decision to turn toward higher terrain.

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