# NTSB Accident LAX03LA055
> **Lipscomb Lancair 235** · 2002-12-28 · Payson, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA055
- **Event ID:** 20030103X00009
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-12-28
- **Location:** Payson, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.26139, -111.34333
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Lipscomb
- **Model:** Lancair 235
- **Registration:** N777KL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during an aborted landing that resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.  A contributing factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.

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