# NTSB Accident FTW98FA299
> **Grumman American AA-1A** · 1998-07-05 · LARKSPUR, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98FA299
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10553
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-05
- **Location:** LARKSPUR, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.180583, -104.889862
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Grumman American
- **Model:** AA-1A
- **Registration:** N9453L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane and entering an unrecoverable spin.  A factor was clear air turbulence.

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