# NTSB Accident ERA12LA315
> **BERRY DEAN GLASAIR I** · 2012-05-02 · Columbus, GA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12LA315
- **Event ID:** 20120502X14109
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-05-02
- **Location:** Columbus, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.516387, -84.938888
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BERRY DEAN
- **Model:** GLASAIR I
- **Registration:** N540GZ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a runway sign. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in the airplane make and model, resulting in and his failure to use the recommended flap setting for takeoff.

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