# NTSB Accident IAD97LA118
> **REYNOLDS MARSKE-MONARCH 1997** · 1997-09-06 · SUTTON, WV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97LA118
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08868
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-06
- **Location:** SUTTON, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.65913, -80.710639
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** REYNOLDS
- **Model:** MARSKE-MONARCH 1997
- **Registration:** N5377
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.  A related factors was the pilot lack of familiarity with the airplane.

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