# NTSB Accident SEA05LA006
> **Caldwell Glasair II** · 2004-10-14 · Hermiston, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA05LA006
- **Event ID:** 20041019X01651
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-10-14
- **Location:** Hermiston, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.823055, -119.277496
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Caldwell
- **Model:** Glasair II
- **Registration:** N706C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above stall speed while executing a wingover maneuver at the top of a vertical climb, leading to an inadvertent spin, and the pilot's inadequate remedial action in attempting to recover from the spin. Factors include performing aerobatic maneuvers close to the terrain.

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