Accident · 2002-10-09

NTSB case LAX03LA004 · Rans, Inc. S-12 XL · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-10-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Rans, Inc. S-12 XL (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Jean P. Lopez (Poulleau) Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Jean P. Lopez (Poulleau)

Probable cause

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's decision to conduct a downwind takeoff.

Source: NTSB case LAX03LA004

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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