# NTSB Accident SEA08LA178
> **Kolb Mark III** · 2008-08-14 · Richland, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA08LA178
- **Event ID:** 20080819X01261
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-08-14
- **Location:** Richland, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.305557, -119.304168
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Kolb
- **Model:** Mark III
- **Registration:** N18EX
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed above stall speed while executing a steeply banked turn in the traffic pattern.

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