# NTSB Accident ERA13FA227
> **NEWGENT, BARRY S6S** · 2013-05-04 · Suffolk, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13FA227
- **Event ID:** 20130504X50339
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-05-04
- **Location:** Suffolk, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.693054, -76.61
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** NEWGENT, BARRY
- **Model:** S6S
- **Registration:** N388KB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while turning from the downwind to the base leg of the traffic pattern, which resulted in a subsequent aerodynamic stall, spin, and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of currency and proficiency in controlling the airplane and his decisions to forego recurrent training and to land on the nontraditional runway.

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