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Aviation accident ERA20FA013
1 fatal · SPORTINE AVIACIJA LAK17B · 2019-10-18 · Tamaqua, PA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
ERA20FA013- Event ID
20191018X73851- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2019-10-18
- Location
- Tamaqua, PA, USA
- Coordinates
- 40.743331, -76.018333
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- SPORTINE AVIACIJA
- Model
- LAK17B
- Registration
- N830DK
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's exceedance of the glider's critical angle of attack while climbing in thermal lift, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown