# NTSB Accident GAA16CA495
> **PIPER PA 11** · 2016-09-19 · Grand Isle, VT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA495
- **Event ID:** 20160921X10818
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-09-19
- **Location:** Grand Isle, VT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.705554, -73.245552
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 11
- **Registration:** N4681M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## 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 simulated engine failure and forced landing with a tailwind, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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