# NTSB Accident GAA17CA536
> **MENZIMER GARY RAY FIRESTAR** · 2017-07-30 · Westfield, PA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA536
- **Event ID:** 20170914X15802
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-07-30
- **Location:** Westfield, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.827777, -77.503334
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MENZIMER GARY RAY
- **Model:** FIRESTAR
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to operate an airplane without recent flight training and his inadvertent application of left electric rudder trim before flight and a subsequent loss of airplane control.

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