# NTSB Accident GAA17CA297
> **CGS HAWK** · 2017-05-18 · Findlay, OH, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA297
- **Event ID:** 20170518X92153
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-05-18
- **Location:** Findlay, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.034999, -83.570274
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CGS
- **Model:** HAWK
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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