# NTSB Accident LAX03FA116
> **Cessna 182G** · 2003-03-22 · Santa Maria, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03FA116
- **Event ID:** 20030331X00417
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-03-22
- **Location:** Santa Maria, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.990833, -120.188056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182G
- **Registration:** N3236S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the takeoff ground roll, which resulted in the left wing contacting the brush lining the runway edge.  The combined effects of the brush and tree contact retarded the airplanes acceleration and resulted in the pilot's failure to attain an adequate airspeed in the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall mush.  The pilot's failure to maintain the surrounding areas of the runway was a factor in the accident.

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