# NTSB Accident CEN16LA175
> **AIRBORNE WINDSPORTS PTY LTD EDGE X CLASSIC** · 2016-05-05 · Rush City, MN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN16LA175
- **Event ID:** 20160509X14747
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-05-05
- **Location:** Rush City, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.697223, -92.952224
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIRBORNE WINDSPORTS PTY LTD
- **Model:** EDGE X CLASSIC
- **Registration:** N701FP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain the appropriate pitch attitude during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s decision to conduct a solo flight without a solo endorsement in an aircraft in which he had no experience flying.

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