# NTSB Accident FTW96LA377
> **Pzl-Mielec MIG-17** · 1996-09-06 · AMARILLO, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA377
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06724
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-06
- **Location:** AMARILLO, TX, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Pzl-Mielec
- **Model:** MIG-17
- **Registration:** N1719
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's excessive takeoff rotation which led to premature lift-off at a speed inadequate to maintain flight.  A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the MIG-17.

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