# NTSB Accident WPR23LA270
> **SLING AIRCRAFT (PTY) LTD SLING LSA** · 2023-07-11 · Palm Springs, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR23LA270
- **Event ID:** 20230712192613
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-07-11
- **Location:** Palm Springs, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.8264, -116.502
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SLING AIRCRAFT (PTY) LTD
- **Model:** SLING LSA
- **Registration:** N294JY
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the landing gear strut during takeoff due to a preexisting cracks that were caused by a manufacturing anomaly during the composite fiber layup process.

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