# NTSB Accident ERA17FA248
> **AIRCRAFT MFG & DVLPMT CO CH601XLi SLSA** · 2017-07-19 · Towanda, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17FA248
- **Event ID:** 20170719X32048
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-07-19
- **Location:** Towanda, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.718612, -76.463058
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIRCRAFT MFG & DVLPMT CO
- **Model:** CH601XLi SLSA
- **Registration:** N601PH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, and the pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during an attempted return to the airport, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to return to the airport following a partial loss of engine power.

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