# Accident 20180331023889A: Regle Wesley R RV6A, Santa Paula, CA, March 31, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2018, 14:11 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3453° N, 119.0475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3453&lon=-119.0475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N820TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N820TL-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ragle Wesley R RV6A (registry code 056147P, https://openairdocs.org/model/ragle-wesley-r-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REGLE WESLEY R RV6A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180331023889A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS TURNING BASE TO FINAL WHEN HE STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND LOST CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIN AT LOW ALTITUDE AND DID NOT RECOVER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR18FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA116), Mar 31, 2018: Ragle RV6A (N820TL), Santa Paula, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent spin.

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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