Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | San Jose, CA
37.339386°N, 121.894955°W |
Tail number | N821DR |
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Accident date | 21 Nov 1992 |
Aircraft type | Rans S-10 Sakota |
Additional details: | None |
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.