2 fatal · STEELE SAMUEL D RV-4 · 2010-01-15 · Picayune, MS, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA10LA120
Event ID
20100119X00527
Type
Accident
Date
2010-01-15
Location
Picayune, MS, USA
Coordinates
30.555555, -89.455833
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
STEELE SAMUEL D
Model
RV-4
Registration
N107SS
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 an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the overweight and aft-center-of-gravity condition of the airplane at takeoff.