# NTSB Accident LAX95LA277
> **JENKINS LONG E-Z** · 1995-08-03 · PRESCOTT, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95LA277
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04276
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-08-03
- **Location:** PRESCOTT, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.619026, -112.420959
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** JENKINS
- **Model:** LONG E-Z
- **Registration:** N163J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to properly lean the engine for best power, his premature rotation of an over gross aircraft on an uphill runway, and his delay in aborting the takeoff.

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