# NTSB Accident LAX02FA278
> **Beech A36** · 2002-09-08 · Grand Canyon, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02FA278
- **Event ID:** 20020913X01598
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-09-08
- **Location:** Grand Canyon, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.000831, -112.550003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N8261J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an encounter with adverse weather conditions and the loss of control due to a stall.  Contributing factors were thunderstorm related turbulence, icing conditions, the pilot's disregard of the weather forecast.

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