# NTSB Accident ERA22FA218
> **CESSNA 172** · 2022-05-03 · Altha, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA22FA218
- **Event ID:** 20220503105040
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-05-03
- **Location:** Altha, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.49138, -85.11182
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N6413B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to perform a preflight weight and balance calculation and his operation of the flight at an excessive takeoff weight, resulting in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack after liftoff and an aerodynamic stall from which the pilot was unable to recover.

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