# NTSB Accident FTW96FA228
> **Air Tractor AT-401** · 1996-05-28 · LAKE PROVIDENCE, LA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96FA228
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05748
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-28
- **Location:** LAKE PROVIDENCE, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.810699, -91.179946
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-401
- **Registration:** N1549D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed, while maneuvering (turning), which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain.  The high gusty wind condition was a related factor.

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