# NTSB Accident ATL00LA070
> **Leslie Briggs GLASAIR III** · 2000-07-30 · SMITHFIELD, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL00LA070
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21363
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-07-30
- **Location:** SMITHFIELD, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.499095, -78.339988
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Leslie Briggs
- **Model:** GLASAIR III
- **Registration:** N422CS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed during an emergency landing which lead to an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor was the pilot's failure to secure the cockpit canopy prior to takeoff.

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