# NTSB Accident MIA00LA234
> **EACHON TIME WARP SPITFIRE 9** · 2000-08-08 · LAKELAND, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00LA234
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21796
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-08
- **Location:** LAKELAND, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.039079, -81.89904
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EACHON
- **Model:** TIME WARP SPITFIRE 9
- **Registration:** N355DE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of control which resulted in an inadvertent stall at too low an altitude to allow recovery.  Factors in this accident were, the pilot/owner did not verify that the airplane was balanced before the flight, and he did not perform any weight or balance checks.

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