# NTSB Accident CEN18LA039
> **PIPER PA 12** · 2017-11-22 · Dickinson, ND, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN18LA039
- **Event ID:** 20171127X02501
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-11-22
- **Location:** Dickinson, ND, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.021389, -102.810279
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 12
- **Registration:** N4040M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

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

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