# NTSB Accident CHI96FA116
> **CIRRUS VK30** · 1996-03-22 · DULUTH, MN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96FA116
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05368
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-03-22
- **Location:** DULUTH, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.840492, -92.219718
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CIRRUS
- **Model:** VK30
- **Registration:** N44VK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the inadequate handling/performance design capabilities of the airplane which resulted in the inability to recover from an aft center of gravity spin.  Factors were the lack of any antispin or deep stall recovery devices, and the aft center of gravity.

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