# NTSB Accident ERA25LA203
> **SEAMAX AIRCRAFT LTDA SEAMAX M-22** · 2025-05-17 · Dahlgren Center, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA25LA203
- **Event ID:** 20250519200177
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2025-05-17
- **Location:** Dahlgren Center, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.332878, -77.037011
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SEAMAX AIRCRAFT LTDA
- **Model:** SEAMAX M-22
- **Registration:** N154RL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his 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 decision to take off with a known tailwind.

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