# NTSB Accident ERA13CA400
> **MAXAIR DRIFTER DRIFTER II** · 2013-09-01 · Lafayette, TN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13CA400
- **Event ID:** 20130906X04335
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-09-01
- **Location:** Lafayette, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.52, -86.058052
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MAXAIR DRIFTER
- **Model:** DRIFTER II
- **Registration:** N42548
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the initial climb after takeoff in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a hard off-airport landing.

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