# NTSB Accident DEN02LA109
> **Sabian Rans S-12XL** · 2002-09-22 · Mexican Hat, UT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN02LA109
- **Event ID:** 20020926X05216
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-09-22
- **Location:** Mexican Hat, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.321945, -109.955276
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Sabian
- **Model:** Rans S-12XL
- **Registration:** N725ST
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making (flying up a canyon with insufficient altitude) which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush, and the pilot's failure to follow the proper emergency procedures for activating his Ballistic Recovery System (shutting off his pusher engine before deploying the BRS parachute).  Contributing factors were the improper installation of the BRS by the pilot which led to the subsequent severing of the parachute line by his propeller during deployment.

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