# NTSB Accident CHI07LA157
> **Purvis Rans S6S** · 2007-05-28 · Newark, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI07LA157
- **Event ID:** 20070530X00654
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-05-28
- **Location:** Newark, IL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Purvis
- **Model:** Rans S6S
- **Registration:** N743RP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in inadequate airspeed and a subsequent stall.  Contributing to the accident were the pilot's improper installation of the altimeter and airspeed indicator which rendered them inoperative and his lack of experience in the airplane.

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