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NTSB investigation record

MIA98LA141

Completed

Star-Lite Engineering Ltd Warp1A· N914SL

Date
April 21, 1998
Location
Lakeland, FL
Conditions
VMC
Record
Completed

Primary finding

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, while maneuvering on crosswind in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and an in-flight collision with a building and the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's decision to take off with a right quartering tailwind, and his lack of experience in the make and model of airplane.

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