1 fatal · Schweizer 2-32 · 1997-10-11 · WARNER SPRINGS, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX98FA007
Event ID
20001208X09044
Type
Accident
Date
1997-10-11
Location
WARNER SPRINGS, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.280609, -116.599601
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Schweizer
Model
2-32
Registration
N242DB
FAR Part
091
Engines
—
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions after inadvertently encountering mountain wave and associated downdraft conditions. The obscuration and high/mountainous terrain were related factors.