Aeropro Cz EUROFOX N3945A

Summary

On 27 December 2017 at about 23:30 local time, a Aeropro Cz EUROFOX registered N3945A was involved in an accident near Upper Lake, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 December 2017 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Upper Lake, California, United States

Nearest airport

Gravelly Valley (1Q5)

Coordinates

39.4431, -122.9603

Aircraft

Aeropro Cz EUROFOX

Registration

N3945A

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lincoln → Upper Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA096

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the approach to land, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the airplane reported that, during the approach to land, he applied full flaps, but "unfortunately, [he] added power too late and too slowly." Subsequently, "the bottom fell out," and the airplane aerodynamically stalled. The airplane landed hard, the left and right wings impacted the ground, and the airplane skidded to a stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.