2 fatal · DAVID FITZGERALD ZENITH · 2014-08-05 · WARREN, ID, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR14FA330
Event ID
20140806X72929
Type
Accident
Date
2014-08-05
Location
WARREN, ID, USA
Coordinates
45.210277, -115.359443
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
DAVID FITZGERALD
Model
ZENITH
Registration
N32FZ
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 while climbing to avoid terrain while operating at a high density altitude, which resulted in a stall at too low an altitude to allow recovery.