# NTSB Accident ERA15CA229
> **WILSON MICHAEL A CHALLENGER II** · 2015-05-22 · Lebanon, TN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15CA229
- **Event ID:** 20150601X94712
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-05-22
- **Location:** Lebanon, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.200752, -86.31929
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** WILSON MICHAEL A
- **Model:** CHALLENGER II
- **Registration:** N8547W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, uncontrolled descent, and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of training and flight experience in the accident airplane.

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