# NTSB Accident LAX05FA035
> **Cessna 337B** · 2004-11-16 · Drake, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05FA035
- **Event ID:** 20041129X01872
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-11-16
- **Location:** Drake, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.020832, -112.368331
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 337B
- **Registration:** N133JW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed above stall speed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an accelerated stall and spin.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's performance of maneuvering flight at an altitude insufficient to allow for recovery from an accelerated stall.

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