# NTSB Accident ANC18LA042
> **GIPPSAERO PTY LTD GA10** · 2018-06-04 · Mojave, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC18LA042
- **Event ID:** 20180604X71813
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-06-04
- **Location:** Mojave, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.93861, -118.126663
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GIPPSAERO PTY LTD
- **Model:** GA10
- **Registration:** VH-XMH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight crew's inappropriate decision, without authorization or consultation from the manufacturer's chief design engineer, to introduce flaps in the landing configuration into the entry spin testing, which resulted in an unrecoverable spin and impact with the ground. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the anti-spin parachute.

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