# NTSB Accident LAX04LA305
> **Gibbs Kitfox IV** · 2004-08-28 · Payson, AZ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04LA305
- **Event ID:** 20040901X01344
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-08-28
- **Location:** Payson, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.241664, -111.495002
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Gibbs
- **Model:** Kitfox IV
- **Registration:** N728KF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall and subsequent collision with terrain.  Contributing factors to the accident were the turbulence and the gusting wind conditions.

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