# NTSB Accident MIA97FA173
> **Cessna 205** · 1997-05-25 · HOMESTEAD, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97FA173
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07972
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-25
- **Location:** HOMESTEAD, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 25.489524, -80.5093
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 6
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 205
- **Registration:** N8214Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed as he slowed for a parachutist to jump from the aircraft, and his failure to apply spin recovery emergency procedures prior to ground impact. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-in-command's lack of training in spin recovery emergency procedures in an aircraft, and the FAA's failure to require that a pilot demonstrate spin entry and spin recovery techniques in an aircraft.

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