# NTSB Accident CHI99FA052
> **Cessna 152** · 1998-12-17 · SHERRILL, IA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI99FA052
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11520
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-12-17
- **Location:** SHERRILL, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.600395, -90.780502
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N5314B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot continued flying with a known discrepancy and he failed to maintain airspeed and lost control of the airplane while attempting a forced landing.  Factors included the tailwind and the undetermined loss of power.

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