# NTSB Accident MIA99LA054
> **Dean KOLB FIRESTAR 1** · 1998-12-24 · DAVENPORT, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA99LA054
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11606
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-12-24
- **Location:** DAVENPORT, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.159955, -81.600303
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Dean
- **Model:** KOLB FIRESTAR 1
- **Registration:** N643FS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to perform weight and balance calculations, resulting in a loss of directional control on initial takeoff climb due to an aft center of gravity flight condition, in flight collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot lack of  total and recent experience (0 flight hours) in the Kolb Firestar 1 airplane.

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