# NTSB Accident MIA98FA064
> **Cessna 170A** · 1998-01-31 · MIAMI, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98FA064
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09478
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-01-31
- **Location:** MIAMI, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 25.940935, -80.320152
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170A
- **Registration:** N1200D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during a banner pickup, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain.  The lack of altitude for a stall recovery was a related factor.

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