# NTSB Accident ERA15LA282
> **NORTH AMERICAN NAVION** · 2015-07-23 · Waynesboro, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15LA282
- **Event ID:** 20150726X03836
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-07-23
- **Location:** Waynesboro, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.07389, -78.949447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** NORTH AMERICAN
- **Model:** NAVION
- **Registration:** N91418
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's early rotation of the airplane and his failure to attain a positive climb rate during takeoff with the airplane near its aft center of gravity limit from a runway with little margin for error.

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