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Aviation accident WPR10LA462
1 fatal · COSMOS PHASE II · 2010-09-20 · El Mirage, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR10LA462- Event ID
20100920X21917- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2010-09-20
- Location
- El Mirage, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 34.630279, -117.619445
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- COSMOS
- Model
- PHASE II
- Registration
- N56078
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's improper preflight and starting procedures, which resulted in an inadvertent takeoff with the gust lock still installed.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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