# NTSB Accident ERA16LA067
> **GOLDEN CIRCLE AIR INC T BIRD II** · 2015-12-13 · Lenoir, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA067
- **Event ID:** 20151214X52840
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-12-13
- **Location:** Lenoir, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.944442, -81.489997
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GOLDEN CIRCLE AIR INC
- **Model:** T BIRD II
- **Registration:** N92744
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and a coordinated turn in the traffic pattern, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an aerodynamic stall and spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to remove the airframe parachute activation handle locking pin before flight.

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