# NTSB Accident WPR16FA001
> **JOHNSON Coot** · 2015-10-02 · Deer Park, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR16FA001
- **Event ID:** 20151002X53723
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-10-02
- **Location:** Deer Park, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.989723, -117.420829
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** JOHNSON
- **Model:** Coot
- **Registration:** N69BD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention due to the rough running engine, which resulted from a rich fuel/air mixture, and the pilot's decision to conduct the flight in the airplane in which he had little experience flying despite knowing the airplane had preexisting engine problems.

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