# NTSB Accident GAA17CA453
> **PIPER PA36** · 2017-07-29 · McCook, NE, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA453
- **Event ID:** 20170801X81943
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-07-29
- **Location:** McCook, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.281112, -100.624168
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA36
- **Registration:** N132VA
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **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 while maneuvering downwind during an agricultural application flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude.

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