Aviation accident ERA19FA200

2 fatal · RANS S6 · 2019-06-26 · Fletcher, NC, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA19FA200
Event ID: 20190626X22553
Type: Accident
Date: 2019-06-26
Location: Fletcher, NC, USA
Coordinates: 35.475276, -82.435836

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: RANS
Model: S6
Registration: N661PF
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin at low altitude. Contributing was the lack of experience both pilots possessed in the accident airplane.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown