# NTSB Accident LAX04FA064
> **Iniziative Industriali Italian Sky Arrow 650 TC** · 2003-12-08 · Placerville, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04FA064
- **Event ID:** 20031212X02022
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-12-08
- **Location:** Placerville, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.724166, -120.755554
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Iniziative Industriali Italian
- **Model:** Sky Arrow 650 TC
- **Registration:** N14XL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to fully remove an accumulation of ice and frost on the wings, which led to an inadvertent stall/mush and collision with the ground.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to correctly configure the flaps for takeoff.

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