# NTSB Accident CEN09LA262
> **CAPRA, SALVATORE O AVENTURA 2** · 2009-04-22 · Des Allemands, LA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN09LA262
- **Event ID:** 20090423X05316
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-04-22
- **Location:** Des Allemands, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.815277, -90.474166
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CAPRA, SALVATORE O
- **Model:** AVENTURA 2
- **Registration:** N912SC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to achieve adequate altitude and airspeed before beginning a downwind turn after takeoff.

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