# NTSB Accident CEN19FA305
> **Champion 7GCBC** · 2019-09-07 · Carpenter, WY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN19FA305
- **Event ID:** 20190907X85739
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-09-07
- **Location:** Carpenter, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.029998, -104.24639
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Champion
- **Model:** 7GCBC
- **Registration:** N5502S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control at an altitude too low for recovery.

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