Aviation accident CEN15FA427

1 fatal · CESSNA 182 · 2015-09-27 · Lexington, TX, USA

Event

NTSB number: CEN15FA427
Event ID: 20150927X13810
Type: Accident
Date: 2015-09-27
Location: Lexington, TX, USA
Coordinates: 30.4125, -96.966667

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: CESSNA
Model: 182
Registration: N3921D
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 angleofattack during a climbing turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin at too low of an altitude to recover.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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