# NTSB Accident ERA11CA432
> **MCFARLAND WM H RANS S6S** · 2011-07-30 · Huntington, WV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11CA432
- **Event ID:** 20110801X62907
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-07-30
- **Location:** Huntington, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.455833, -82.30722
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MCFARLAND WM H
- **Model:** RANS S6S
- **Registration:** N434WM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of both pilots to maintain proper pitch control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was both pilots' inexperience in the airplane make/model.

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