# NTSB Accident IAD97FA122
> **Cessna 172P** · 1997-09-22 · AIRVILLE, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97FA122
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08866
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-22
- **Location:** AIRVILLE, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.819885, -76.389099
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N55221
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush and subsequent collision with terrain.

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