# NTSB Accident ERA13FA412
> **JOSEPH BENDER MUSTANG II** · 2013-09-11 · Smoketown, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13FA412
- **Event ID:** 20130911X14426
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-09-11
- **Location:** Smoketown, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.041389, -76.201942
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** JOSEPH BENDER
- **Model:** MUSTANG II
- **Registration:** N691LB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot/owner/builder's failure to abort the takeoff and his subsequent failure to maintain airplane control. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's total lack of experience in the accident airplane and his lack of flying experience in the 3 1/2 years before the accident.

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