# NTSB Accident CEN21LA226
> **I.C.A.-BRASOV (ROMANIA) IS-28B2** · 2021-05-16 · Hampshire, IL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN21LA226
- **Event ID:** 20210519103108
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-05-16
- **Location:** Hampshire, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.152653, -88.505268
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** I.C.A.-BRASOV (ROMANIA)
- **Model:** IS-28B2
- **Registration:** N41CR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in the exceedance of the glider’s critical angle of attack following the breakage of the weak/safety link during a winch launch, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin, and subsequent impact with trees and terrain.

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