# NTSB Accident CHI97FA272
> **Kellums SONERAI 1** · 1997-08-26 · SCOTTSBURG, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97FA272
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08567
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-26
- **Location:** SCOTTSBURG, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.679531, -85.780036
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Kellums
- **Model:** SONERAI 1
- **Registration:** N76457
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed greater than the stalling speed for the airplane.  A factor relating to this accident was the student pilot's lack of total experience.

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