# NTSB Accident WPR17LA195
> **WALKER EDGAR E GLASTAR** · 2017-09-02 · Cascade, ID, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR17LA195
- **Event ID:** 20170902X55912
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-09-02
- **Location:** Cascade, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.411109, -115.677497
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** WALKER EDGAR E
- **Model:** GLASTAR
- **Registration:** N65EW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate flight planning, preparation, and navigation, which resulted in the airplane entering a canyon that the pilot was unable to exit by climbing the airplane. Also causal were his in-flight decision-making and his execution of the course reversal turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and terrain impact.

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