# NTSB Accident GAA16CA242
> **VAN B ANTHONY ZODIAC** · 2016-05-17 · Grass Valley, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA242
- **Event ID:** 20160519X02257
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-05-17
- **Location:** Grass Valley, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.223331, -121.004165
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** VAN B ANTHONY
- **Model:** ZODIAC
- **Registration:** N99SZ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain a stabilized approach and landing, which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control, runway excursion, and collision with a parked airplane.

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