# NTSB Accident SEA97FA178
> **Cessna 172M** · 1997-07-28 · CLACKAMAS, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97FA178
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08498
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-28
- **Location:** CLACKAMAS, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.410476, -122.539138
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N80222
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed in a steep turn and his concurrent failure to maintain adequate altitude, resulting in an accelerated stall at an altitude insufficient for recovery.  Factors include the pilot's intentional low altitude flight and maneuvering in an ostentatious display, and the pilot's lack of total experience.

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