# NTSB Accident WPR09LA386
> **AIRBORNE WINDSPORTS PTY LTD XT-912-L** · 2009-08-02 · Lihue, HI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR09LA386
- **Event ID:** 20090805X64122
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-08-02
- **Location:** Lihue, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 22.102777, -159.471664
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIRBORNE WINDSPORTS PTY LTD
- **Model:** XT-912-L
- **Registration:** N44VZ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane following an in-flight encounter with turbulence during descent.

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