Accident Details
Date
Saturday, November 21, 1992
NTSB Number
LAX93LA048
Location
SAN JOSE, CA
Event ID
20001211X16072
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
1
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
1
Probable Cause and Findings
1) THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASON(S), AND, 2) THE PILOT NOT MAINTAINING AIRSPEED ABOVE THE POWER OFF STALL SPEED WHILE MANEUVERING TO THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT NOT HAVING SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL/SPIN.
Aircraft Information
Registration
N821DR
Make
RANS
Serial Number
0990115
Engine Type
Reciprocating
Registered Owner (Historical)
Name
GOETOWSKI CHARLES R
Address
1536 EMPEROR WAY
Status
Deregistered
City
SUNNYVALE
State / Zip Code
CA 94087
Country
United States
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# LAX93LA048