1 fatal · HOFFIUS STOWE CHALLENGER II · 2014-05-10 · Attica, IN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN14LA243
Event ID
20140516X74742
Type
Accident
Date
2014-05-10
Location
Attica, IN, USA
Coordinates
40.236667, -87.233055
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
HOFFIUS STOWE
Model
CHALLENGER II
Registration
N824SH
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack while maneuvering at low altitude, which led to an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the installation of an inappropriate airspeed indicator that did not provide airspeed indications near the airplane’s stall speed.