# NTSB Accident CEN15LA432
> **RANS S18** · 2015-09-29 · Shattuck, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15LA432
- **Event ID:** 20150929X23500
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-09-29
- **Location:** Shattuck, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.260555, -99.855552
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RANS
- **Model:** S18
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain control of the unregistered airplane during initial climb and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack, which resulted in a stall/spin.

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