# NTSB Accident LAX98LA295
> **Hughes Cassutt 111M2** · 1998-09-17 · RENO, NV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA295
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11105
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-17
- **Location:** RENO, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.490451, -119.840263
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes Cassutt
- **Model:** 111M2
- **Registration:** N94HA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed margin while maneuvering in gusty wind conditions, which led to an inadvertent stall/spin at low altitude.

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