# Accident 20220428005879A: Superior CULVER LFA, Syracuse, KS, April 28, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2022, 11:38 local time
- Place: Syracuse, KS
- Airport: Syracuse-Hamilton County Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9986° N, 101.7476° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9986&lon=-101.7476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37888, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37888-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Superior CULVER LFA (registry code 8730208, https://openairdocs.org/model/superior-culver-lfa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUPERIOR CULVER LFA
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 4AC-176-D3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220428005879A

## Narrative

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

THE WICHITA FSDO HAS CONCLUDED THROUGH EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS, WITNESS STATEMENTS, AND ON-SITE ANALYSIS THAT THE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT FOR N37888 ON 04/28/2022 WAS LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO UNRECOVERABLE STALL AND SPIN AT AN ALTITUDE OF UNDER 300 FEET AGL.

WHILE ENTERING A LEFT BASE TURN AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SYRACUSE-MUNICIPAL AIRPORT RUNWAY 18, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS STILL UNDER POWER BUT BEGAN RUNNING ?ROUGH? ACCORDING TO WITNESS REPORTS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A 180 DEGREE TURN IN ORDER TO LAND BACK ON RUNWAY 18. THIS TURN, COMBINED WITH A CRITICALLY-HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK AND LOW AIRSPEED INITIATED A STALL/SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND PARALLEL WITH THE 1000 FOOT MARKERS OF RUNWAY 18. THIS ACCIDENT IS DELAYED FATAL DUE TO PILOT EXPIRING 21 DAYS POST-ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN22LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA185), Apr 28, 2022: Superior Culver LFA (N37888), Syracuse, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall while returning to the airport following a partial loss of engine power for…

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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