# NTSB Accident LAX94LA025
> **WITTMAN TAILWIND W8L** · 1993-10-27 · SAN JOSE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94LA025
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13600
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-10-27
- **Location:** SAN JOSE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.339397, -121.899101
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** WITTMAN
- **Model:** TAILWIND W8L
- **Registration:** N9052C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S). A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE NATURE OF THE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

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