# NTSB Accident ERA21FA334
> **NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-2** · 2021-08-20 · Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21FA334
- **Event ID:** 20210820103732
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-08-20
- **Location:** Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.343483, -75.721083
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** NORTH AMERICAN
- **Model:** SNJ-2
- **Registration:** N52900
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering for a forced landing following the loss of engine power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.

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