# NTSB Accident WPR15FA144
> **SCHEMPP-HIRTH STANDARD CIRRUS** · 2015-04-11 · Prescott Valley, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR15FA144
- **Event ID:** 20150411X00323
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-04-11
- **Location:** Prescott Valley, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.680831, -112.296943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHEMPP-HIRTH
- **Model:** STANDARD CIRRUS
- **Registration:** N352D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the glider’s critical angleofattack during the initial climb after a ground-tow launch, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.

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