# NTSB Accident MIA00LA065
> **Slater P-51** · 2000-01-09 · HAMPSTEAD, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00LA065
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20408
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-01-09
- **Location:** HAMPSTEAD, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.359161, -77.710754
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Slater
- **Model:** P-51
- **Registration:** N656S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilots failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) while maneuve ring on a turn to crosswind resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin, and subsequent in-flight collision with trees and terrain.

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