# NTSB Accident GAA17CA488
> **CHARLES D WALKER WALKER CURTISS JN4D** · 2017-08-12 · Bowling Green, KY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA488
- **Event ID:** 20170813X81509
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-08-12
- **Location:** Bowling Green, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.966945, -86.419166
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CHARLES D WALKER
- **Model:** WALKER CURTISS JN4D
- **Registration:** N8262
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s exceedance of the biplane’s critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with trees.

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