# NTSB Accident CEN21FA377
> **AERONCA 7AC** · 2021-08-21 · Fort Worth, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN21FA377
- **Event ID:** 20210821103734
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-08-21
- **Location:** Fort Worth, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.824615, -97.530744
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERONCA
- **Model:** 7AC
- **Registration:** N1472E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s weight and balance limitations and decreased takeoff performance.

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