# NTSB Accident FTW98FA399
> **Cessna 172N** · 1998-09-14 · MONTEZUMA CRK, UT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98FA399
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11047
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-14
- **Location:** MONTEZUMA CRK, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.209598, -109.190109
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N737NH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's attempted aerobatic maneuver and the subsequent inadvertent stall/spin.  A factor was his intentional low altitude flight.

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