# NTSB Accident MIA00LA241
> **Burgess AIR COMMAND** · 2000-08-18 · PUNTA GORDA, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00LA241
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21802
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-18
- **Location:** PUNTA GORDA, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.89046, -82.050743
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Burgess
- **Model:** AIR COMMAND
- **Registration:** N6292
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while performing aerobatic flight resulting in an in-flight loss of control, inadvertent stall, and subsequent in-flight collision with power lines, fence, and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's ostentatious display in performing aerobatic flight over a populated residential area.

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