# NTSB Accident ERA18FA141
> **AERONCA 7AC** · 2018-05-05 · Middletown, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18FA141
- **Event ID:** 20180507X82203
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-05-05
- **Location:** Middletown, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.426109, -74.403892
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERONCA
- **Model:** 7AC
- **Registration:** N84396
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during climbout, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall from which the pilot could not recover.

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