# NTSB Accident ERA17FA226
> **LUSCOMBE 8** · 2017-07-04 · Remsen, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17FA226
- **Event ID:** 20170704X64138
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-07-04
- **Location:** Remsen, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.355834, -75.188056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LUSCOMBE
- **Model:** 8
- **Registration:** N45851
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for him to recover.

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