# NTSB Accident IAD96LA140
> **Aeronca 7AC** · 1996-08-24 · FREDERICK, MD, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD96LA140
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06537
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-24
- **Location:** FREDERICK, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.420845, -77.410545
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aeronca
- **Model:** 7AC
- **Registration:** N81543
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a stall and collision with the terrain.

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