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WPR25LA149

2025-05-02 · Mojave, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport KMHV

Current FAA registration · N538EE

Make / Model
AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB
Year of manufacture
2022 · 3 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING AEIO-360-H1B (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20221109
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6CE8E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during climb out from an aborted landing.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that after landing in the tailwheel equipped airplane, he was having difficulty maintaining the runway centerline. He therefore decided to abort the landing and added power. During takeoff, he noticed the airplane had difficulty climbing and was drifting off the runway heading. Subsequently, he turned back toward the runway and subsequently the airplane when into a stall and impacted nose down. During the accident sequence, substantial damage was sustained to the wings. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact failures or malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Angle of attack-Capability exceeded
  • — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Temp/humidity/pressure-High density altitude-Effect on equipment

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_WPR25LA149.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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