# NTSB Accident WPR21FA228
> **CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20** · 2021-06-15 · Truckee, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR21FA228
- **Event ID:** 20210615103268
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-06-15
- **Location:** Truckee, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.305568, -120.15393
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
- **Model:** SR20
- **Registration:** N89423
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a turn and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and a subsequent impact with terrain.

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