# NTSB Accident ATL92FA053
> **CESSNA 172P** · 1992-03-02 · N TOPSAIL BEACH, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL92FA053
- **Event ID:** 20001211X14206
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-03-02
- **Location:** N TOPSAIL BEACH, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.489677, -77.550514
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N65988
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE GROUND. FACTORS WERE: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES, HIS OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH EXCESSIVE GROSS WEIGHT, AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE AS A PILOT.

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