# NTSB Accident ERA20FA009
> **Vans RV4** · 2019-10-14 · Cameron, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20FA009
- **Event ID:** 20191015X65516
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-10-14
- **Location:** Cameron, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.271667, -79.254447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Vans
- **Model:** RV4
- **Registration:** N4332J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the landing approach, which resulted in a loss of control and a subsequent aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly the airplane in a configuration for which it was not certificated and in which the flight characteristics were not known.

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