# NTSB Accident CEN16LA228
> **CESSNA 172S** · 2016-06-10 · Deming, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN16LA228
- **Event ID:** 20160623X84139
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-06-10
- **Location:** Deming, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.2625, -107.718887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N21767
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilots’ failure to maintain adequate control of the airplane during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the operation of the airplane above its maximum takeoff weight at a high density altitude at the time of the accident.

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