Accident · 2015-09-28

NTSB case CEN15LA432 · RANS S18 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2015-09-28
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Fatal injury
Aircraft
RANS S18 (NUNREG)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
David Kelln Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
David Kelln

Probable cause

The noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain control of the unregistered airplane during initial climb and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack, which resulted in a stall/spin.

Source: NTSB case CEN15LA432

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingNone recordedNone37None

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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