# NTSB Accident MIA02LA022
> **Robert N. Gilmore Rans S-10** · 2001-11-18 · Oneonta, AL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA02LA022
- **Event ID:** 20011121X02278
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-11-18
- **Location:** Oneonta, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.972221, -86.379447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robert N. Gilmore
- **Model:** Rans S-10
- **Registration:** N96AU
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed following loss of engine power resulting in the airplane stalling and entering a spin from which it crashed. Factors in the accident was improper repair of the front cylinder intake manifold seal by the pilot after a prior accident which resulted in seizure of the front piston in the cylinder and failure of the engine and the pilots use of Alprazolam, a drug which has adverse effects on pilot performance.

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