# NTSB Accident ATL04FA090
> **Smith Aerostar 601P** · 2004-04-05 · Johns Island, SC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL04FA090
- **Event ID:** 20040413X00448
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-04-05
- **Location:** Johns Island, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.702777, -80.025001
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Smith
- **Model:** Aerostar 601P
- **Registration:** N869CC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during emergency descent, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and uncontrolled descent into trees and terrain. A factor was the loss of engine power in one engine due to pre-ignition/detonation.

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