# NTSB Accident MIA98LA141
> **Star-Lite Engineering Ltd WARP 1A** · 1998-04-21 · LAKELAND, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98LA141
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09925
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-21
- **Location:** LAKELAND, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.979982, -82.009445
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Star-Lite Engineering Ltd
- **Model:** WARP 1A
- **Registration:** N914SL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, while maneuvering on crosswind in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and an in-flight collision with a building and the terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's decision to take off with a right quartering tailwind, and his lack of experience in the make and model of airplane.

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