# NTSB Accident WPR19LA233
> **Cessna 120** · 2019-08-21 · Livermore, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR19LA233
- **Event ID:** 20190821X65920
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-08-21
- **Location:** Livermore, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.689445, -121.818885
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 120
- **Registration:** N4237N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A partial loss of engine power due to fouled spark plugs in the No. 4 cylinder. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and a subsequent loss of control during the initial climb.

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