# NTSB Accident ERA20LA105
> **Cessna 172** · 2020-02-17 · Fayetteville, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20LA105
- **Event ID:** 20200218X21210
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-02-17
- **Location:** Fayetteville, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.893611, -78.843612
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 4
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N5185R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The passenger’s excessive control application during the takeoff and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

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