1 fatal · LUSCOMBE 8 · 2015-01-16 · Fort Valley, GA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA15FA103
Event ID
20150116X24615
Type
Accident
Date
2015-01-16
Location
Fort Valley, GA, USA
Coordinates
32.547779, -83.826942
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
LUSCOMBE
Model
8
Registration
N1745K
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s failure to maintain airspeed during an approach with a simulated engine failure, which resulted in an exceedance of the wing’s critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall/spin.