# NTSB Accident ERA16LA179
> **TAYLORCRAFT BC12 D** · 2016-05-07 · Critz, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA179
- **Event ID:** 20160509X95319
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-05-07
- **Location:** Critz, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.5625, -80.136108
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** TAYLORCRAFT
- **Model:** BC12 D
- **Registration:** N43363
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while on final approach, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.

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