# NTSB Accident SEA96LA110
> **Stelly KOLB FIRESTAR II** · 1996-06-01 · INDEPENDENCE, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96LA110
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06106
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-01
- **Location:** INDEPENDENCE, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.830627, -123.200721
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Stelly
- **Model:** KOLB FIRESTAR II
- **Registration:** N2213U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain.  The aircraft's excessive gross weight was a related factor.

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