# NTSB Accident LAX93LA276
> **CURTIS RANS S-12** · 1993-07-04 · SAMOA, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX93LA276
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12942
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-07-04
- **Location:** SAMOA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.789596, -124.199287
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CURTIS
- **Model:** RANS S-12
- **Registration:** N410ZE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE INADVERTENT STALL OF THE AIRPLANE.  FACTORS RELATED TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE: THE EMERGENCY PARACHUTE SYSTEM THAT WAS DEPLOYED BY THE PILOT, THE PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE PARACHUTE SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT TO DEPLOY PROPERLY, AND THE INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE AIRCRAFT PARACHUTE MANUFACTURER.

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