# NTSB Accident NYC97FA099
> **Cessna 180** · 1997-05-26 · FREEDOM, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97FA099
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07995
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-26
- **Location:** FREEDOM, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.680324, -80.249824
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 4
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 180
- **Registration:** N1802C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's premature lift off, and his failure to maintain proper runway alignment, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, while attempting to avoid an obstruction (telephone pole).  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot allowed the airplane's gross weight to be exceeded, his inadvertent use of carburetor heat, and a gusty crosswind condition.

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