# NTSB Accident ERA17LA229
> **AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-180** · 2017-07-04 · Dillwyn, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17LA229
- **Event ID:** 20170704X52124
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-07-04
- **Location:** Dillwyn, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.492221, -78.517501
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC
- **Model:** A-1C-180
- **Registration:** N272WY
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of a grass airstrip that was of insufficient length for landing, and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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