# NTSB Accident NYC91FA230
> **BOEING PT-17** · 1991-09-07 · TRANQUILITY, NJ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC91FA230
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18158
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-09-07
- **Location:** TRANQUILITY, NJ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOEING
- **Model:** PT-17
- **Registration:** N3721C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.  THE LACK OF ALTITUDE FOR A RECOVERY FROM THE STALL WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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