# Accident 20200625008409A: Kostrzewa Andre SONEX LIGHT SPORT, Centerville, UT, June 25, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2020, 12:54 local time
- Place: Centerville, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7792° N, 111.8958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7792&lon=-111.8958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N620AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N620AK-2022-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kostrzewa Andre SONEX LIGHT SPORT (registry code 05634PF, https://openairdocs.org/model/kostrzewa-andre-sonex-light-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerovee 2.1 (registry code 01402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KOSTRZEWA ANDRE SONEX LIGHT SPORT
- Reported engine: AEROVEE 2.1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200625008409A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO A DASH CAMERA THAT CAUGHT THE ACCIDENT ON VIDEO, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING SOUTH AT A LOW LEVEL AND ABRUPTLY MADE A HARD RIGHT BANK.  THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT THROUGH THE BANK AND WAS ORIENTED IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION WHEN THE RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE GROUND.  THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND FIVE YARDS NORTH OF THE INITIAL CONTACT SITE AND BURST INTO FLAMES.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL NORTH FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE YARDS AND CAME TO REST NOSE HIGH ON A FENCE.  THE ENGINE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE.

## 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 WPR20LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA196), Jun 25, 2020: Kostrazewa Andre Sonex Light Sport (N620AK), Centerville, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot flying’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an attempted forced landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain. The reason for 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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