# NTSB Accident DCA12CA023
> **UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MERIDIAN** · 2011-12-19 · McMurdo, AY · —
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA12CA023
- **Event ID:** 20111228X81723
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-12-19
- **Location:** McMurdo, AY
- **Coordinates:** -77, 166
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** —
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 0
## Aircraft
- **Make:** UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
- **Model:** MERIDIAN
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** NUSN
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an aerodynamic stall induced by an inadvertent autopilot Home command.  The Home command was entered following a loss of the direct radio link due to improperly set failsafe settings, and an unintentional latching of Home mode from an earlier functionality test.

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