1 fatal · AIR TRACTOR INC AT 502 · 2016-04-18 · Kilbourne, LA, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN16LA154
Event ID
20160418X51924
Type
Accident
Date
2016-04-18
Location
Kilbourne, LA, USA
Coordinates
32.999721, -91.315002
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
AIR TRACTOR INC
Model
AT 502
Registration
N301LA
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control at too low of an altitude for a safe recovery.