# NTSB Accident NYC95FA210
> **CESSNA 172M** · 1995-09-01 · PORTLAND, ME, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC95FA210
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04565
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-09-01
- **Location:** PORTLAND, ME, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N6564H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an engine malfunction for an undetermined reason, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a forced landing which resulted in an accelerated stall.  A factor was the pilot's lack of recent experience.

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