# NTSB Accident CEN13LA273
> **PHILLIPS Zenith 250** · 2013-05-10 · Taos, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13LA273
- **Event ID:** 20130513X15143
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-05-10
- **Location:** Taos, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.447498, -105.639724
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PHILLIPS
- **Model:** Zenith 250
- **Registration:** N250ZP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper decision to take off in gusting wind conditions and the airplane’s loss of climb performance following an encounter with turbulence and downdrafts.

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