# NTSB Accident ATL97LA043
> **Cessna 172M** · 1997-02-20 · BROOKSVILLE, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA043
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07381
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-02-20
- **Location:** BROOKSVILLE, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.479682, -82.510673
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N9987V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadequate supervision by the flight instructor (CFI), and his failure to ensure that adequate airspeed was obtained/maintained, which resulted in a stall and collision with the ground.  The crosswind was a related factor.

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