# NTSB Accident WPR24LA272
> **RENQUIST GEORGE GS-2 SPORTSMAN** · 2024-08-08 · Hawthorne, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR24LA272
- **Event ID:** 20240812194909
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-08-08
- **Location:** Hawthorne, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.922816, -118.33531
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RENQUIST GEORGE
- **Model:** GS-2 SPORTSMAN
- **Registration:** N552GC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight crew’s failure to maintain airspeed during a short field landing and the instructor’s delayed remediation, which resulted in a hard landing.

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