# NTSB Accident WPR14LA222
> **PHILLIPS BD 4** · 2014-06-03 · Dayton, NV, USA · FATL
## 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.

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