# NTSB Accident GAA20CA064
> **New Glasair SPORTSMAN GS-2** · 2019-11-09 · Huntsville, AR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA20CA064
- **Event ID:** 20191109X24202
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-11-09
- **Location:** Huntsville, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.078056, -93.754997
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** New Glasair
- **Model:** SPORTSMAN GS-2
- **Registration:** N24EP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain proper pitch control during takeoff from a muddy, turf runway and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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