# NTSB Accident NYC99LA011
> **Zeidler SONERAI II** · 1998-10-15 · KENTON, OH, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC99LA011
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11332
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-15
- **Location:** KENTON, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.639514, -83.609313
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Zeidler
- **Model:** SONERAI II
- **Registration:** N5DZ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's premature rotation and failure to obtain/maintain airspeed during the takeoff, which resulted in a stall and impact with the ground.  Factors in this accident were the pilot's lack of total experience in tail-wheeled aircraft, and the nose high elevator trim setting.

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