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GAA19CA331

2019-06-07 · Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LXT

N704HS has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DJI AGRAS T50), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The student pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

Factual narrative

The student pilot reported that during takeoff with right quartering headwind, about 20-30 ft above the ground, the airplane aerodynamically stalled then impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The student pilot, reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. The solo student pilot reported that, during takeoff with a right quartering headwind and while between about 20 and 30 ft above ground level, the airplane aerodynamically stalled and then impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The student reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • C Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Angle of attack-Capability exceeded - C
  • C Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Student/instructed pilot - C
  • — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Crosswind-Not specified

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2019_GAA19CA331.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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