# NTSB Accident IAD04LA046
> **Scott Rans S-12** · 2004-09-12 · Seneca, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD04LA046
- **Event ID:** 20040916X01442
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-09-12
- **Location:** Seneca, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.884445, -77.068885
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Scott
- **Model:** Rans S-12
- **Registration:** N195CB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed above stall speed, which resulted in an inadvertant stall/spin.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of pilot certification.

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