# NTSB Accident ERA16LA224
> **CESSNA 172P** · 2016-06-20 · Honesdale, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA224
- **Event ID:** 20160621X31918
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-06-20
- **Location:** Honesdale, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.509445, -75.250831
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N54285
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while departing in a heavily loaded airplane at high density altitude, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall, landing hard, and overrunning the runway.

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