# NTSB Accident WPR24FA104
> **KOLB COMPANY FIRESTAR KXP** · 2024-03-07 · Cave Junction, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR24FA104
- **Event ID:** 20240307193897
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-03-07
- **Location:** Cave Junction, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.111739, -123.68126
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** KOLB COMPANY
- **Model:** FIRESTAR KXP
- **Registration:** N4443G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's use of potentially impairing substances with bipolar disorder, which resulted in a decreased reaction time during a stall recovery at a low altitude.

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