Aviation accident ERA18FA208

2 fatal · Champion 8GCBC · 2018-08-04 · Foley, AL, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA18FA208
Event ID: 20180804X21915
Type: Accident
Date: 2018-08-04
Location: Foley, AL, USA
Coordinates: 30.374166, -87.726387

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 2
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: Champion
Model: 8GCBC
Registration: N424A
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 a subsequent aerodynamic stall and spin at an altitude that was too low for recovery.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown