I meant the pilot most likely caused the airplane to stall. I don't know what cause the engine to fail . . . if it did.
I'm guessing they were between 500' and 1000' feet. If the engine failed, the normal reaction would be to put it onto the beach or just into the water along the beach but not to stall it and crash. Just think of the engine and the airplane as two different things. A perfectly good airplane can stall with a perfectly running engine.. By "Stall" I mean the wings quit providing lift.
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