# NTSB Accident CHI95FA182
> **Grumman G-21E** · 1995-06-14 · WEST CHICAGO, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI95FA182
- **Event ID:** 20001207X03645
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-06-14
- **Location:** WEST CHICAGO, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.880298, -88.219177
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Grumman
- **Model:** G-21E
- **Registration:** N121H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT ALLOWED EXCESSIVE NOSE-UP ROTATION OF THE AIRPLANE DURING LIFT-OFF, AND FAILED TO OBTAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN.  FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRPLANE, AND THE USE OF FLAPS DURING A LIGHT WEIGHT TAKEOFF.

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