# NTSB Accident CHI01FA298
> **Spears RV-6** · 2001-08-31 · Grayslake, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01FA298
- **Event ID:** 20010907X01892
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-08-31
- **Location:** Grayslake, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.340347, -88.02996
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Spears
- **Model:** RV-6
- **Registration:** N910RS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane.  A factor was the impairment due to marihuana.

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