# NTSB Accident ERA17CA129
> **KERNS KENNETH H KENS WINGLESS WONDER** · 2017-03-12 · Mount Airy, NC, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17CA129
- **Event ID:** 20170313X32343
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-03-12
- **Location:** Mount Airy, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.456665, -80.552112
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** KERNS KENNETH H
- **Model:** KENS WINGLESS WONDER
- **Registration:** N7195R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper adjustment of the prerotator motor, which resulted in its failure to disengage and the subsequent loss of aircraft control during takeoff.

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