Accident · 2016-02-01

NTSB case CEN16FA094 · COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P92 ECHO SUPER · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2016-02-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P92 ECHO SUPER (N323BR)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Houston LightSport Aviation, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Houston LightSport Aviation, LLC

Probable cause

The student pilot's loss of control after exceeding the airplane's critical angle-of-attack, which lead to a power-on, aerodynamic departure stall. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate oversight of the student pilot.

Source: NTSB case CEN16FA094

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.

Role	Certificate	Instrument rating	Age	Medical	Flight hours
Flight instructor pilot flying	Flight instructor / Commercial	Airplane	68	Class 1 (2015-07-27)	6,233 total · 6 in this make/model · 5,373 as PIC
Student pilot pilot flying	None recorded	None	20	None	5 total · 5 in this make/model

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

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