# NTSB Accident FTW96LA270
> **American AG5B** · 1996-06-24 · LONGMONT, CO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA270
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05987
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-24
- **Location:** LONGMONT, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.170364, -105.210586
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** American
- **Model:** AG5B
- **Registration:** N227ER
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An inadvertent stall spin.  Factors were the pilot's intentional maneuver at an altitude insufficient to ensure a safe recovery, and overconfidence in his personal ability.

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