# NTSB Accident CHI01LA131
> **Madsen Lancair 320** · 2001-05-06 · Valparaiso, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01LA131
- **Event ID:** 20010509X00916
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-05-06
- **Location:** Valparaiso, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.470455, -87.049308
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Madsen
- **Model:** Lancair 320
- **Registration:** N316M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot not maintaining aircraft control during the initial climb after takeoff and the inadvertent stall/spin.  A factor to the accident was the pilot's total lack of experience in accident airplane.

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