# NTSB Accident ATL89DLT05
> **BRATTON RB-1** · 1989-08-09 · SPRINGFIELD, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL89DLT05
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29020
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-09
- **Location:** SPRINGFIELD, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.490356, -86.870979
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BRATTON
- **Model:** RB-1
- **Registration:** N44516
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AT A LOW ALTITUDE, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL; AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LACK OF ALTITUDE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL/SPIN IN TIME TO AVOID THE TREE & POWER LINE.

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