# NTSB Accident LAX07LA022
> **Fish Vans RV-6** · 2006-10-28 · Turlock, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX07LA022
- **Event ID:** 20061114X01655
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-10-28
- **Location:** Turlock, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Fish
- **Model:** Vans RV-6
- **Registration:** N1198N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a partial loss of engine power due to the broken piston rings in the no. 4 cylinder.  Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing, which resulted in a stall/mush.

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