# NTSB Accident ERA13LA288
> **HAGERTY RV-7A** · 2013-06-15 · Altoona, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13LA288
- **Event ID:** 20130618X55436
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-06-15
- **Location:** Altoona, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.29639, -78.319999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HAGERTY
- **Model:** RV-7A
- **Registration:** N954CH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper recovery from an encounter with a wind gust during landing, which resulted in a hard landing on, and displacement of, the nose landing gear and a subsequent runway excursion and noseover.

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