# NTSB Accident CEN16FA308
> **PZL-BIELSKO SZD 55-1** · 2016-08-06 · Channahon, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN16FA308
- **Event ID:** 20160807X20843
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-08-06
- **Location:** Channahon, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.430831, -88.249443
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PZL-BIELSKO
- **Model:** SZD 55-1
- **Registration:** N551DR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The glider pilot's failure to maintain adequate pitch control while being towed and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed control after releasing from the towline, which resulted in the glider exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin at a low altitude.

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