Accident: Cirrus SR20
May 20, 2020 · Santa Maria, CA
NTSB numberWPR20LA152Event id20200520X45647
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a steep and descending turn to final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR20
- Registration
- N883PJ
- Year built
- 2002
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern base Aerodynamic stall/spin
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (SMX)0 nm (1 km) north
- Vandenberg Space Force Base (VBG)11 nm (21 km) south-west
- Lompoc Airport (LPC)14 nm (25 km) south
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