# NTSB Accident LAX01LA020
> **Ryan ST3KR** · 2000-10-21 · GEORGETOWN, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01LA020
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22196
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-10-21
- **Location:** GEORGETOWN, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.729621, -120.800773
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Ryan
- **Model:** ST3KR
- **Registration:** N50870
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The airplane's encounter with a strong updraft at the end of the runway that induced an increase in the wing's angle of attack to the critical point, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and spin.

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