# NTSB Accident FTW96LA351
> **Cessna A185F** · 1996-08-19 · MIDLAND, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA351
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06504
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-19
- **Location:** MIDLAND, TX, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** A185F
- **Registration:** N61609
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to obtain or maintain adequate airspeed, by allowing the airplane to enter an excessive nose high attitude and an excessive rate of climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with the terrain.  A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure proper elevator trim for takeoff.

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