# NTSB Accident SEA96LA090
> **MILLER MA-5 CHARGER** · 1996-05-05 · KENNEWICK, WA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96LA090
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05870
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-05
- **Location:** KENNEWICK, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.210525, -119.159873
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MILLER
- **Model:** MA-5 CHARGER
- **Registration:** N36CM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's lack of total and recent flight experience.

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