# Accident 20130730017099A: Fpna LLC A-22 VALOR, Wurtsboro, NY, July 30, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2013, 16:32 local time
- Place: Wurtsboro, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6031° N, 74.5386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6031&lon=-74.5386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912FP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912FP-2018-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fpna A-22 VALOR (registry code 0600044, https://openairdocs.org/model/fpna-a-22-valor) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FPNA LLC A-22 VALOR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130730017099A

## Narrative

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

ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT FROM LAKE MASTEN, PILOT RETRACTED FLAPERONS WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT LEFT TURN. BASED ON PILOTS DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT STALLED RESULTING IN CONTACT WITH TREES AND SUBSEQUENT CRASH.

## 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 ERA13LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA346), Jul 30, 2013: Fpna A-22 Valor (N912FP), Wurtsboro, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to comply with the manufacturer’s limitations and guidance regarding flaperons usage at low altitude and in adverse wind conditions, which resulted in an in-flight loss of…

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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