# NTSB Accident WPR12FA155
> **EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA-300** · 2012-04-08 · Salinas, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR12FA155
- **Event ID:** 20120408X21850
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-04-08
- **Location:** Salinas, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.666389, -121.553611
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH
- **Model:** EA-300
- **Registration:** N45R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loose portable XM-GPS antenna that migrated to the tail section of the airplane and jammed the elevator bell crank. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to account for the cockpit portable GPS antenna during preflight or postflight inspection.

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