# NTSB Accident WPR10CA023
> **BOYKIN STEPHEN VANCE ROTORWAY E** · 2009-10-16 · Meiners Oaks, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR10CA023
- **Event ID:** 20091019X81850
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-10-16
- **Location:** Meiners Oaks, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.449722, -119.275276
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOYKIN STEPHEN VANCE
- **Model:** ROTORWAY E
- **Registration:** N496SB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper preflight planning which resulted in a takeoff with a tailwind.

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