# NTSB Accident LAX96LA112
> **STEEVES KR2** · 1996-02-17 · SAN DIEGO, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA112
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05283
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-17
- **Location:** SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.549156, -117.040237
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** STEEVES
- **Model:** KR2
- **Registration:** N395DS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate airspeed margin above stall, while at low altitude in the traffic pattern.  His decision to explore the slow speed envelope of the aircraft at low altitude was a related factor.

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