# NTSB Accident MIA97LA141
> **Young MERLIN GT** · 1997-04-19 · FORT MYERS, FL, USA · FATL
## 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.

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