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Aviation accident LAX08CA136
MINR · A. Schleicher GMBH & Co. ASW 27-18 · 2008-05-11 · Peoria, AZ, USA
Event
- NTSB number
LAX08CA136- Event ID
20080602X00760- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2008-05-11
- Location
- Peoria, AZ, USA
- Coordinates
- 33.811943, -112.253334
Injuries
- Highest injury
- MINR
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 1
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- A. Schleicher GMBH & Co.
- Model
- ASW 27-18
- Registration
- N8829A
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 0
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged distance and altitude while on final approach to land. A factor contributing to the accident was a downdraft.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown