# NTSB Accident WPR15FA258
> **SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8A** · 2015-09-07 · Creswell, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR15FA258
- **Event ID:** 20150907X41113
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-09-07
- **Location:** Creswell, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.935001, -123.008888
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SILVAIRE
- **Model:** LUSCOMBE 8A
- **Registration:** N4948E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to return to the runway shortly after takeoff, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the turn, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall and spin.

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