# NTSB Accident CHI00FA237
> **Piper J-5A** · 2000-08-03 · BELTON, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00FA237
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21655
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-03
- **Location:** BELTON, MO, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** J-5A
- **Registration:** N600F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot not maintaining directional control during the takeoff roll resulting in the inadvertent ground loop.

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