# NTSB Accident LAX96FA106
> **Convair C-131E** · 1996-02-05 · SAINT JOHNS, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96FA106
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05271
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-05
- **Location:** SAINT JOHNS, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.559223, -109.330749
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Convair
- **Model:** C-131E
- **Registration:** N131T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadequate preflight planning and preparation by the first pilot (PIC), his failure to ensure the aircraft was properly loaded within limitations, his failure to use proper flaps for takeoff, his failure to use ADI assisted takeoff, and his resultant failure to attain sufficient airspeed to climb after takeoff.  Factors relating to the accident were: the high density altitude, and the PIC's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane.

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