# Accident 20130816017519A: Urban Air Sro SAMBA XXL, Stagecoach, NV, August 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2013, 10:25 local time
- Place: Stagecoach, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1803° N, 119.2775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1803&lon=-119.2775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19UA-2018-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Urban Air Sro SAMBA XXL (registry code 060006A, https://openairdocs.org/model/urban-air-sro-samba-xxl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: URBAN AIR SRO SAMBA XXL
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 79 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130816017519A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON A DRY LAKEBED, IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, WITH NO SPIN ROTATION EVIDENT. PRIOR TO THE IMPACT, THE PORTABLE GPS RECOVERED FROM THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERING, PERFORMING TURNS ABOUT A POINT AND "S" TURNS ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND BY A PASSERBY, WITH BOTH OCCUPANTS DECEASED.

## 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 WPR13FA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA376), Aug 16, 2013: Urban Air Sro Samba XXL (N19UA), Carson City, NV, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the…

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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