Final
1 fatal, 1 serious
Jun 15, 2021
N89423 crash at Truckee, CA
Cirrus Design Corp SR20 — Loss of control in flight at TRK (Truckee, CA)
DateJun 15, 2021
Tail numberN89423
AircraftCirrus SR20 · SR20
LocationTRK — Truckee, CA
Phase of flightInitial Climb
OperationPart 91 Instructional
Injuries1 fatal, 1 serious
NTSB caseWPR21FA228
Probable cause
The student pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a turn and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and a subsequent impact with terrain.
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