# NTSB Accident BFO94LA141
> **LAFRANCE V-WITT W2** · 1994-08-20 · WILMINGTON, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO94LA141
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01965
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-08-20
- **Location:** WILMINGTON, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.440128, -83.830116
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LAFRANCE V-WITT
- **Model:** W2
- **Registration:** N63VW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE ATTEMPTING A MANEUVER FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.  A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF ALTITUDE FOR REMEDIAL ACTION (AFTER LOSS OF ENGINE POWER).

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