# NTSB Accident MIA96LA143
> **Cessna 172D** · 1996-05-20 · VILARICA, GA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA96LA143
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05835
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-20
- **Location:** VILARICA, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.729576, -84.919158
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172D
- **Registration:** N2814U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) during a go-around resulting in an in-flight loss of control (inadvertent stall), and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper use of flaps.

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