# NTSB Accident CEN18LA301
> **FLIGHTSTAR SC II** · 2018-07-27 · Painesville, OH, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN18LA301
- **Event ID:** 20180728X12336
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-07-27
- **Location:** Painesville, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.666942, -81.197219
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** FLIGHTSTAR
- **Model:** SC II
- **Registration:** N953RJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot’s failure to maintain an airspeed below flight speed during a practice taxi run, which resulted in the airplane inadvertently becoming airborne. Once airborne, the reduced engine power due to an improper propeller pitch setting and carburetor icing degraded the airplane’s performance and prevented the airplane from being able to continue to climb.

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