# NTSB Accident MIA99LA149
> **R.O. and D.O Hewitt KITFOX IV-1200** · 1999-05-04 · KANNAPOLIS, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA99LA149
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18839
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-05-04
- **Location:** KANNAPOLIS, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.500858, -80.670257
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** R.O. and D.O Hewitt
- **Model:** KITFOX IV-1200
- **Registration:** N314PG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain airspeed and the inadvertent stall resulting in the uncontrolled descent with terrain.  A factor in the accident was the impairment of the pilot by drugs (tetrahydrocannabinol).

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=MIA99LA149) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*