# NTSB Accident GAA17CA421
> **AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A 1** · 2017-07-03 · Dixie, ID, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA421
- **Event ID:** 20170707X00440
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-07-03
- **Location:** Dixie, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.513332, -115.439445
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC
- **Model:** A 1
- **Registration:** N368HY
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate glidepath to landing with sun glare and downdraft conditions, which resulted in the airplane landing in a ravine short of the runway.

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