# NTSB Accident LAX00FA209
> **Cessna 152** · 2000-05-31 · PALM SPRINGS, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00FA209
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21029
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-05-31
- **Location:** PALM SPRINGS, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N5538M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot/flight instructor to maintain sufficient airspeed to prevent the aircraft stalling and spinning.  Factors in the accident were terrain induced windshear and sudden wind shift and the pilot/flight instructor's lack of total experience.

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