# NTSB Accident FTW97LA178
> **Rans S-12** · 1997-04-23 · GOLDSBY, OK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA178
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07718
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-23
- **Location:** GOLDSBY, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.010005, -97.369682
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Rans
- **Model:** S-12
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot-in-command's improper judgment in allowing the passenger to control the airplane, and the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision.  Factors relating to the accident were: the passenger's failure to maintain minimum required airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall; the passenger's lack of total experience; and the pilot-in-command's lack of total experience.

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