# NTSB Accident IAD98FA037
> **Cessna 152** · 1998-03-15 · WEST MIFFLIN, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD98FA037
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09688
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-15
- **Location:** WEST MIFFLIN, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.359035, -79.900871
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N67893
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **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 factor was the pilot's impairment due to the use of drugs.

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