# NTSB Accident CHI01FA026
> **Luscombe 8A** · 2000-11-03 · Des Moines, IA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01FA026
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22262
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-11-03
- **Location:** Des Moines, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.529766, -93.660598
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Luscombe
- **Model:** 8A
- **Registration:** N71134
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot not maintaining aircraft control during the final turn, and the pilot's improper decision to fly the tight pattern to the closer runway.  Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's inadequate distance/altitude in the traffic pattern and the stall.

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