# NTSB Accident CEN09LA467
> **TAYLORCRAFT BF12** · 2009-07-25 · Sawyer, MI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN09LA467
- **Event ID:** 20090728X30057
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-07-25
- **Location:** Sawyer, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.890834, -86.588333
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** TAYLORCRAFT
- **Model:** BF12
- **Registration:** N36299
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while taking off from a short, grass runway.

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