# NTSB Accident ERA20CA307
> **Cessna 170** · 2020-09-03 · Morrisville, VT, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20CA307
- **Event ID:** 20200903X20653
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-09-03
- **Location:** Morrisville, VT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.536945, -72.613891
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170
- **Registration:** N170JS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.

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