# NTSB Accident ERA16LA267
> **TEMPLE BENJAMIN FREEDOM MASTER FM-2** · 2016-07-23 · East Haddam, CT, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA267
- **Event ID:** 20160724X22649
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-07-23
- **Location:** East Haddam, CT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.450279, -72.459999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** TEMPLE BENJAMIN
- **Model:** FREEDOM MASTER FM-2
- **Registration:** N282XT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of airplane control during the initial climb.

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