# NTSB Accident FTW98FA372
> **Cessna 175A** · 1998-08-22 · ERIE, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98FA372
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10834
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-22
- **Location:** ERIE, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.01968, -105.040016
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 175A
- **Registration:** N6874E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed (above stall speed) and the subsequent stall/spin. Contributing factors were the tailwind, high density altitude, and aircraft overweight conditions.

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