# NTSB Accident ERA25LA137
> **BEECH A36TC** · 2025-03-09 · Lititz, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA25LA137
- **Event ID:** 20250310199816
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2025-03-09
- **Location:** Lititz, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.120452, -76.298971
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** A36TC
- **Registration:** N347M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed after takeoff due to his distraction by the opening of the cabin door, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/mush condition at too low of an altitude to recover. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s overweight condition, which increased its stall speed and adversely affected its control characteristics.

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