# NTSB Accident LAX92LA167
> **Bede Aircraft BD-5** · 1992-04-04 · COMPTON, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX92LA167
- **Event ID:** 20001211X14450
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-04-04
- **Location:** COMPTON, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.869201, -118.209098
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bede Aircraft
- **Model:** BD-5
- **Registration:** N3DW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

1) A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, 2) THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, AND 3) THE INADVERTENT ENTRY INTO A STALL SPIN.  FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE:  1) THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND 2) THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE.

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