# Accident 20181104016929A: Dean Fredrick TITAN TORNADO 1, Louisa, VA, November 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2018, 15:01 local time
- Place: Louisa, VA
- Airport: Lousia County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0244° N, 77.9606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0244&lon=-77.9606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38FD-2019-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dean Fredrick TITAN TORNADO 1 (registry code 05624I4, https://openairdocs.org/model/dean-fredrick-titan-tornado-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEAN FREDRICK TITAN TORNADO 1
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 635 total, 443 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181104016929A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FOR UNKNOWN REASONS IN A FIELD NEAR A SOLAR POWER STATION.

## 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 ERA19FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA036), Nov 4, 2018: Titan Tornado 1 (N38FD), Louisa, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and the airplane's exceedance of its critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin at a low altitude.

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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