# NTSB Accident ERA16FA165
> **VANS RV12** · 2016-04-19 · Stevensville, MD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16FA165
- **Event ID:** 20160419X41829
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-04-19
- **Location:** Stevensville, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.974998, -76.322219
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** VANS
- **Model:** RV12
- **Registration:** N276VA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during approach for landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.

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