# NTSB Accident CEN16LA366
> **PIPER PA 18** · 2016-09-11 · Greenville, MI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN16LA366
- **Event ID:** 20160912X51251
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-09-11
- **Location:** Greenville, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.139167, -85.256111
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 18
- **Registration:** N3286Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's premature turn during the takeoff climb and subsequent turn to avoid trees, which resulted in his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.

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