Accident · 2005-10-10

NTSB case LAX06FA005 · American Champion (ACAC) 8KCAB · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-10-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: American Champion (ACAC) 8KCAB (N943D)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Alpine Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Alpine Aviation, Inc.

Probable cause

The certified flight instructor and the private pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while attempting a return to runway maneuver, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

Source: NTSB case LAX06FA005

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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

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