# NTSB Accident ATL02LA168
> **Cessna 172P** · 2002-09-10 · Mocksville, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL02LA168
- **Event ID:** 20020912X01593
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-09-10
- **Location:** Mocksville, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.9025, -80.461387
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N62602
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the takeoff and initial climb which resulted in an inadvertent stall and the subsequent collision with trees.

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