# Accident 20190506004109A: Patrick Carroll JA30 SUPERSTOL, Chelan, WA, May 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2019, 06:29 local time
- Place: Chelan, WA
- Airport: Lake Chelan Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8665° N, 119.9417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8665&lon=-119.9417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N825PW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N825PW-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Patrick Carroll JA30 SUPERSTOL (registry code 05633EJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/patrick-carroll-ja30-superstol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PATRICK CARROLL JA30 SUPERSTOL
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914 (SERIES)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190506004109A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF N825PW DEPARTED ON RWY 20 CLIMBED TO 75FT AND TURNED TO HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 060 DEGREES STALLED AND CRASHED. THE IMPACT WAS FATAL FOLLOWED BY A FIRE WHICH DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. THE CRASH SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500 YDS. FROM HIS TAKE OFF ROLL START POINT. INITIAL SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO SHOWS TOTAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. NTSB IS CHECKING FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS.

## 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 WPR19FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA133), May 6, 2019: Just JA30 Superstol (N825PW), Chelan, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin.

## Other reports on N825PW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180722017599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180722017599A), Jul 22, 2018: Patrick Carroll JA30 SUPERSTOL (N825PW), Chelan Falls, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot had practiced numerous take offs and landings at lake Chelan airport prior to landing at Chelan Falls private strip. Flew to private strip in Chelan…

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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