1 fatal · Quad City Challenger · 2012-10-23 · Castroville, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN13LA029
Event ID
20121024X31022
Type
Accident
Date
2012-10-23
Location
Castroville, TX, USA
Coordinates
29.426389, -98.977218
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Quad City
Model
Challenger
Registration
UNREG
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s steep 180-degree turn to final approach for landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and spin at an altitude from which he could not recover.