# NTSB Accident ANC09FA062
> **ZENAIR LTD STOL CH 701** · 2009-07-14 · Wasilla, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC09FA062
- **Event ID:** 20090715X15408
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-07-14
- **Location:** Wasilla, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.594722, -149.470275
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ZENAIR LTD
- **Model:** STOL CH 701
- **Registration:** N701BX
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid an aerodynamic stall during takeoff and his decision to fly the airplane over its allowable gross weight. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's excessive gross weight.

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