# NTSB Accident ERA19FA048
> **Vans RV-12** · 2018-11-17 · Niceville, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19FA048
- **Event ID:** 20181117X94409
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-11-17
- **Location:** Niceville, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.528055, -86.438888
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Vans
- **Model:** RV-12
- **Registration:** N232VA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons, and pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a turn back to the runway, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, and subsequent aerodynamic stall.

---
*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=ERA19FA048) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*