# NTSB Accident GAA17CA347
> **AERONCA 11AC** · 2017-06-16 · Watervliet, MI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA347
- **Event ID:** 20170619X84923
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-06-16
- **Location:** Watervliet, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.2, -86.25
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERONCA
- **Model:** 11AC
- **Registration:** N9404E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a takeoff over maximum gross weight from a turf runway in highdensity altitude conditions and the airplane’s inability to attain a climb rate and subsequent collision with trees.

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