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Aviation accident WPR18FA155
1 fatal · NORTH AMERICAN SNJ 2 · 2018-05-30 · Melville, NY, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR18FA155- Event ID
20180530X50125- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2018-05-30
- Location
- Melville, NY, USA
- Coordinates
- 40.768333, -73.390274
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- NORTH AMERICAN
- Model
- SNJ 2
- Registration
- N62382
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, spin, and subsequent impact with terrain.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown