# NTSB Accident FTW01FA100
> **Fairchild PT-19A** · 2001-04-14 · Midland, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW01FA100
- **Event ID:** 20010419X00777
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-04-14
- **Location:** Midland, TX, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Fairchild
- **Model:** PT-19A
- **Registration:** N58123
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertant stall during initial takeoff climb.  A contributing factor was wind gusts.

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