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Aviation accident WPR10LA297
2 fatal · Bernhard Vans RV8 · 2010-06-17 · Truckee, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR10LA297- Event ID
20100617X81429- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2010-06-17
- Location
- Truckee, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 39.311943, -120.121948
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- Bernhard
- Model
- Vans RV8
- Registration
- N901X
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a steep turn to final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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