Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Compton, CA
33.895849°N, 118.220071°W |
Tail number | N3DW |
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Accident date | 04 Apr 1992 |
Aircraft type | Bede Aircraft BD-5 |
Additional details: | None |
1) A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, 2) THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, AND 3) THE INADVERTENT ENTRY INTO A STALL SPIN. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: 1) THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND 2) THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE.