# NTSB Accident ERA14LA351
> **SILER RONALD E ULTRASTAR** · 2014-07-23 · Halifax, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14LA351
- **Event ID:** 20140723X30157
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-07-23
- **Location:** Halifax, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.502777, -76.903892
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SILER RONALD E
- **Model:** ULTRASTAR
- **Registration:** N4425W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the engine was not recovered. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack during the forced landing attempt, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

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