# NTSB Accident MIA01LA013
> **Cessna 172P** · 2000-10-22 · Knoxville, TN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA01LA013
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22216
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-10-22
- **Location:** Knoxville, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.790088, -83.969047
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N53512
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain Vs during takeoff/initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush, an uncontrolled descent, and an  impact with the ground.  Factors in the accident were the pilot's improper preflightplanning/preparation and failure to verify takeoff performance prior to executing a takeoff upslope on a rough/uneven runway.

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