# NTSB Accident CEN17FA026
> **ROE CLEO WITTMAN TAILWIND W10** · 2016-10-26 · Pearland, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN17FA026
- **Event ID:** 20161026X95948
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-10-26
- **Location:** Pearland, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.525278, -95.238891
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROE CLEO
- **Model:** WITTMAN TAILWIND W10
- **Registration:** N557CL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **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 climbing turn after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate training in the airplane, which did not include training on the airplane's stall characteristics.

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