# NTSB Accident ERA11FA435
> **RANS S18** · 2011-08-02 · Fayetteville, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11FA435
- **Event ID:** 20110802X53813
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-08-02
- **Location:** Fayetteville, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.104721, -86.543052
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RANS
- **Model:** S18
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.

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