# NTSB Accident IAD97LA026
> **Cessna 205** · 1996-11-29 · COLUMBIA, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97LA026
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07051
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-29
- **Location:** COLUMBIA, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.029968, -76.489044
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 4
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 205
- **Registration:** N1892Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and collision with trees during the initial climb.  A  factor in the accident was a tailwind condition.

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