# NTSB Accident CEN23LA205
> **BELLANCA 8KCAB** · 2023-05-29 · Larchwood, IA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN23LA205
- **Event ID:** 20230530192252
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-05-29
- **Location:** Larchwood, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.44995, -96.403169
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELLANCA
- **Model:** 8KCAB
- **Registration:** N5038E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the ground.

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