# NTSB Accident CEN16FA211
> **CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20** · 2016-06-09 · Houston, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN16FA211
- **Event ID:** 20160609X50758
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-06-09
- **Location:** Houston, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.659999, -95.289443
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
- **Model:** SR20
- **Registration:** N4252G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper go-around procedure that did not ensure that the airplane was at a safe airspeed before raising the flaps, which resulted in exceedance of the critical angle of attack and resulted in an accelerated aerodynamic stall and spin into terrain. Contributing to the accident were the initial local controller's decision to keep the pilot in the traffic pattern, the second local controller's issuance of an unnecessarily complex clearance during a critical phase of flight. Also contributing was the pilot's lack of assertiveness.

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