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Aviation accident WPR14LA222

1 fatal · PHILLIPS BD 4 · 2014-06-03 · Dayton, NV, USA

Event

NTSB number
WPR14LA222
Event ID
20140604X05425
Type
Accident
Date
2014-06-03
Location
Dayton, NV, USA
Coordinates
39.238609, -119.631111

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
PHILLIPS
Model
BD 4
Registration
N11DV
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

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 during the turn onto the final base leg in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a stall/spin at too low an altitude to allow recovery.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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