# NTSB Accident ERA18FA208
> **Champion 8GCBC** · 2018-08-04 · Foley, AL, USA · FATL
## 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.

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