# NTSB Accident CHI95LA229
> **DARRELL FALCONAR F9** · 1995-07-21 · GRAND HAVEN, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI95LA229
- **Event ID:** 20001207X03902
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-07-21
- **Location:** GRAND HAVEN, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.050544, -86.219253
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DARRELL
- **Model:** FALCONAR F9
- **Registration:** N218DA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during the climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's use of an unapproved drug while flying, his lack of experience in the make and model of airplane, and his lack of recent flight experience.

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