# NTSB Accident CEN15LA431
> **EDWARD M VAN MORLAN RANS S-12** · 2015-09-28 · Gardner, KS, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15LA431
- **Event ID:** 20150929X20812
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-09-28
- **Location:** Gardner, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.809722, -94.958053
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EDWARD M VAN MORLAN
- **Model:** RANS S-12
- **Registration:** N98ES
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate airspeed control and the airplane’s exceedance of its critical angle-of-attack during the forced landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation caused by contaminants in the fuel tank.

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