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Aviation accident LAX97LA031

2 fatal · Rainey RANS S-12 · 1996-11-02 · TUCSON, AZ, USA

Event

NTSB number
LAX97LA031
Event ID
20001208X07063
Type
Accident
Date
1996-11-02
Location
TUCSON, AZ, USA

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
Rainey
Model
RANS S-12
Registration
N95HS
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DUSK
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

a broken wire in the ignition coil, which resulted in a loss of engine power; and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall/spin and uncontrolled collision with the terrain.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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