MINR · HARROP BLAKE RV 7 · 2018-01-14 · Death Valley National Park, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
GAA18CA103
Event ID
20180113X04652
Type
Accident
Date
2018-01-14
Location
Death Valley National Park, CA, USA
Coordinates
36.463333, -116.880836
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
HARROP BLAKE
Model
RV 7
Registration
N4163B
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 angle of attack during the landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.