1 fatal · CESSNA 120 · 2014-03-09 · Carson City, NV, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR14FA132
Event ID
20140309X30405
Type
Accident
Date
2014-03-09
Location
Carson City, NV, USA
Coordinates
39.098056, -119.665
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
120
Registration
N76856
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NR
Weather
Unk
Probable cause
The pilot’s delayed decision to initiate a course-reversal turn when the airplane was unable to attain sufficient altitude to cross a mountain range, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an aerodynamic stall during the turn. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s selection, for undetermined reasons, of a route different than his normal route.