# Accident 20200804011619A: Robert D Carr Jr CAVALON, Upper Lake, CA, August 4, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2020, 09:17 local time
- Place: Upper Lake, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1636° N, 122.8828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1636&lon=-122.8828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N635BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N635BC-2022-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robert D Carr JR CAVALON (registry code 056362I, https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-d-carr-jr-cavalon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914UL (registry code 55553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERT D CARR JR CAVALON
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 71 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200804011619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE WITH PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD.  THE AIRMAN PROVIDED A STATEMENT THAT HE LOST ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED DUE TO HIS INCORRECT CONTROL INPUT. HIS STATEMENT STATED HE COULD NOT RECOVER PRIOR TO TERRAIN CONTACT.

## 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 WPR20CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA253), Aug 4, 2020: Robert D Carr Jr Cavalon (N635BC), Upper Lake, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s distraction and failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a low altitude maneuver, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and collision with terrain.

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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