# NTSB Accident WPR23FA138
> **Aerotrike Cobra** · 2023-04-01 · Santa Teresa, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR23FA138
- **Event ID:** 20230323106945
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-04-01
- **Location:** Santa Teresa, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.863557, -106.69264
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerotrike
- **Model:** Cobra
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s exceedance of the aircraft’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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