SERS · BARGER JERRY L CHALLENGER II · 2014-09-20 · Clarion, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA14LA450
Event ID
20140923X92146
Type
Accident
Date
2014-09-20
Location
Clarion, PA, USA
Coordinates
41.221389, -79.438613
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
BARGER JERRY L
Model
CHALLENGER II
Registration
N4017C
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a takeoff with the airplane's center of gravity aft of its limit and led the airplane to exceed its critical angle of attack and experience an aerodynamic stall during the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of flight experience in the aircraft make and model.