1 fatal · Young MERLIN GT · 1997-04-19 · FORT MYERS, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA97LA141
Event ID
20001208X07793
Type
Accident
Date
1997-04-19
Location
FORT MYERS, FL, USA
Coordinates
26.740791, -81.839019
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Young
Model
MERLIN GT
Registration
N2100S
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's failure to use all available runway, and his failure to recognize the reduced performance of the aircraft, when it was configured with floats, and was flown with two occupants aboard, with the doors locked open.