1 fatal · Vans VANS RV-8 · 2020-07-24 · Tehachapi, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR20LA237
Event ID
20200724X65101
Type
Accident
Date
2020-07-24
Location
Tehachapi, CA, USA
Coordinates
35.136112, -118.44638
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Vans
Model
VANS RV-8
Registration
N138PM
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at too low of an altitude to recover.