# Accident 20120406004419A: Wejebe Jose CA8 -SF, Everglades City, FL, April 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Everglades City, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8528° N, 81.3903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8528&lon=-81.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N548SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N548SF-2017-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wejebe Jose CA8 -SF (registry code 05620G9, https://openairdocs.org/model/wejebe-jose-ca8-sf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Walter 601D (registry code 64005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-601d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEJEBE JOSE CA8 -SF
- Reported engine: WALTER 601D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120406004419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IT APPEARS AFTER TAKE OFF DURING THE CLIMB PHASE, THE PILOT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND WASN'T ABLE TO RECOVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA12FA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA271), Apr 6, 2012: Wejebe Jose CA8 -SF (N548SF), Everglades City, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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