# NTSB Accident CEN16LA154
> **AIR TRACTOR INC AT 502** · 2016-04-18 · Kilbourne, LA, USA · FATL
## 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.

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