# NTSB Accident CHI96FA264
> **Hoffman, Wolf, Flugzeugbau H-36** · 1996-07-31 · WAUKEGAN, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96FA264
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06164
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-31
- **Location:** WAUKEGAN, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.399211, -87.849601
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hoffman, Wolf, Flugzeugbau
- **Model:** H-36
- **Registration:** N86PS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering to land, which resulted in an inadvertent stalled and collision with the terrain.  A factor relating to the accident was: the loose engine cowling.

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