# NTSB Accident CEN22FA019
> **American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB** · 2021-10-23 · Marengo, WI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN22FA019
- **Event ID:** 20211023104152
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-10-23
- **Location:** Marengo, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.406685, -90.898016
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** American Champion Aircraft
- **Model:** 8KCAB
- **Registration:** N843AC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the steep turn, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Also causal was the pilot’s decision to conduct steep turns without sufficient altitude to safely recover from an inadvertent aerodynamic stall.

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