# NTSB Accident CEN14LA243
> **HOFFIUS STOWE CHALLENGER II** · 2014-05-10 · Attica, IN, USA · FATL
## 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.

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