# NTSB Accident ERA10LA120
> **STEELE SAMUEL D RV-4** · 2010-01-15 · Picayune, MS, USA · FATL
## 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.

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