# NTSB Accident ATL04LA030
> **Thocker Vans RV-4** · 2003-10-30 · Liberty, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL04LA030
- **Event ID:** 20031103X01849
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-10-30
- **Location:** Liberty, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.912776, -79.617225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Thocker
- **Model:** Vans RV-4
- **Registration:** N44NW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on initial takeoff climb resulting in an in-flight loss of control, inadvertent stall, and collision with the runway.

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