# NTSB Accident CEN16LA007
> **RICH HARRY A WOODSTOCK I** · 2015-10-11 · Decatur, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN16LA007
- **Event ID:** 20151012X22117
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-10-11
- **Location:** Decatur, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.260276, -97.58139
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RICH HARRY A
- **Model:** WOODSTOCK I
- **Registration:** N21468
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while turning from the downwind to the base leg of the pattern in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in the glider exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and entering an aerodynamic stall/spin at a low altitude.

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