# NTSB Accident CEN17FA249
> **FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW** · 2017-07-01 · Monticello, IA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN17FA249
- **Event ID:** 20170701X82136
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-07-01
- **Location:** Monticello, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.219722, -91.158332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH
- **Model:** CTSW
- **Registration:** N62JN
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to fly with his large dog in the two-seat, light sport airplane, and the dog's likely contact with the flight controls during landing, which resulted in the pilot's loss of airplane control and a subsequent aerodynamic stall when the airplane exceeded its critical angle of attack.

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